I am a freelance writer and editor. Mainly, I'm a computer journalist specializing in free and open source software (FOSS). Software reviews, community news, business news, legal events -- if it's about FOSS, I write about it. I've also been known to write about management and careers. To date, I have published over 700 articles, mostly online on such sites as Datamation, IT Manager's Journal, Linux.com, Linux Developer Network, Linux Journal, LinuxPlanet, LWN, NewsForge, and Techwr-l. I was a contributing editor at both Maximum Linux and Linux.com.  Currently, I am doing a column about the GNU/Linux command line for Linux Pro Magazine and contributing regularly to Ubuntu User. Other places I have published include The New Internationalist and The Linux Journal. My article "11 Tips for Moving to OpenOffice.org" was the cover story for the March 2004 Linux Journal. You can see some comments about my writing on my Kudos and Abuse page. My attitudes to journalism are very simple. I am a free software supporter who views the creation of a free desktop as an important social justice issue. At the same time, my journalist ethics come directly from George Orwell: I try to tell the truth as I see it, to criticize  when I see a need, and to make every effort to be fair-minded. I don't pretend that I always meet these standards, but I like to think I do my best. Oh, an done more thing: even if I disagree with you, I will be polite and respectful until you attack first. When not committing journalism, I work on other editorial and writing projects, and on designing and teaching live and e-learning courses. Recent work includes being a technical reviewer for books on OpenOffice.organd Ubuntu, and writing most of the background material for Imperial Realms, an online science fiction game still in development (where I also make a cameo appearance as the Galactic Emperor Simonides). In the past, I have been a university English instructor, a technical writer, a product manager, a director of marketing and communications, a developmental editor, and a consultant in communications, marketing, and design. Although I am lucky enough to have enough regular work to earn my living as a full-time writer, I am always looking for interesting new projects. If you would like to talk to me about one, please click the Contact page. What's on this site This site is mostly a portal for my published articles. It also contains information about projects to which I have contributed, and interviews and talks that I have given. If you are interested in reprinting or translating one of my articles, you have a good chance of finding me agreeable. For non-commercial uses, I generally allow reprints and translations under a Creative Commons Attribution - No Derivatives license. This license lets you reprint the article freely so long as you include my name and don't change the contents. However, please contact me first to make sure that the rights are available. Follow the link to learn how to publish using this license. Home |  Blog  |  Journalism  |  Magazines  |  Misc.  |  OpenOffice.org  |  Teaching  |  Contact

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