Jon Stahl points us to the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI) release of their big "think piece," "Choosing and Using Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits" (pdf). The Primer covers the reasons why non-profit organizations should choose open source and free software over proprietary applications, and goes over a variety of selection and implementation scenarios. It's reasonably well-done, although it does have some minor flaws, as Jon points out. Rather than simply repeat his observations, I encourage you to download the Primer then go read Jon's detailed entry.
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It's a good article, and one that seems to have been well received on many lists related to ICT and the Digital Divide. At least the ones I've been on.
Posted by Taran | February 21, 2004 10:16 PM
Posted on February 21, 2004 22:16