Bruce Byfield is a journalist who specializes in writing about free and open source software. He has been a contributing editor at Linux.com, and his articles have appeared on the Datamation, LWN, Linux Developer Network, Linux Journal, Linux Pro Magazine, Open Source and Content, and Wazi sites. In addition to his online publications, he has published in such hard copy magazines as Linux Journal, Linux Pro Magazine, Maximum Linux, The New Internationalist, and Ubuntu User. While he long ago lost the exact count, Bruce has sold over 1800 articles in his career. A sizable minority have been about OpenOffice.org or LibreOffice. Before becoming a journalist, Bruce was a technical writer and graphic designer. In addition to free and open source software, his interests include parrots, aerobic exercise, science fiction and fantasy, history, 19th Century novels, listening to punk-folk music, and collecting Northwest Coast art.