David Brickner is an editor of Linux and open source books at O'Reilly Media, Inc. Before that, he worked as a Linux and Windows system administrator for eight years. He has used Linux servers since 1998, and has run it as his full-time desktop for the past four years. David enjoys reading Fantasy and Science-Fiction books, eating his own pumpkin bread, and going to the movies. He wishes his hobbies were woodworking and camping, but he hasn't done enough of either for this to be true.