Nice interview about using linux by a normal person. Well, by a writer anyway. The writers I know are just as far from the norm as computer programmers - just in very different ways!

The interview covers topics like "is using linux hard". My favourite is the following question/answer (excerpts):

Q: Why do you think so many writers use MS Office instead of OpenOffice?

A: They use it because it comes with their $400 Dell specials. Or because they bring it home from work and copy it. ...if you're going to be a welder, you have to know how to use a torch -- for instance -- but for writers, they seem to think they don't need to know how to use the tools of the trade in order to make a living at it. ...