%0 Journal Article %J Open Source Business Resource %D 2009 %T The 100-Mile Client Roster %A Emma Jane Hogbin %X In 2005, two Canadians began a one-year experiment in eating only locally grown foods and started what is now known as The 100-Mile Diet. In the open source world, we know about giving back to our software community, but this is sometimes to the detriment of our physical community. It is hard to see the businesses around us when so many interactions take place online and in the digital neighbourhood. The world has gotten smaller in the last hundred years and products made on the other side of the world are common in businesses and households. As we muddle through our current economic crisis, we are encouraged to support our neighbours, their jobs, and to "buy local." Many household repair services must be locally obtained, but this is not necessarily true for software-related services. Many businesses are choosing to outsource the production of software and related support services to a cheaper labour force in other countries. As consumers, we know that buying locally often costs a premium; we also know it supports our neighbours and recycles our money back into our own physical community. This article examines the importance of giving back to the local community. It uncovers ways for businesses to expand and gain new revenue streams when they focus on open source software and use open business models. %B Open Source Business Resource %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %8 06/2009 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/259 %N June 2009 %9 Articles %1 Hick Tech Emma Jane Hogbin has been working as a Web developer since 1996. She is well known in the open source community not only for her technical knowledge, but also for her engaging and humorous means of bringing libre tools to a wider audience--such as the Drupal socks and their GPLed pattern. Through her consulting company HICK Tech, and at conferences around the world, Emma Jane has inspired people to overcome fear, uncertainty, and doubt and to tackle problems head-on. She blogs at www.emmajane.net.