@article {56, title = {Supporting Not-for-Profits: an Opportunity for the Commons}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2007}, month = {11/2007}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {In 2004, the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI) released "Choosing and Using Free and Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits". The primer describes the potential impact that Free/Libre and Open Source Software (F/LOSS) might have on the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. In a recently released update, the primer concludes that, despite many advances in the use of F/LOSS in the sector over the past several years, a real and perceived lack of support remains a significant barrier to the increased adoption of F/LOSS by NFPs. Support is often the last thing people think of when they think of F/LOSS and NFPs. Instead, people tend to focus on the price, which is of particular importance to cash-strapped NFPs. There is a widely held belief that free software represents a cost savings to NFPs. }, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/56}, author = {Jason C{\^o}t{\'e} and Julian Egelstaff} }