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Better living through free technology. Open-Source software movement in Missoula

Missoula attorney Monte Jewell used to spend money—a lot of money—on licensed software fees for his law office. Then, while working at Montana Legal Services, Jewell got to thinking about the culture of open-source software, realizing that “software can be free and it can help people.”

Beginning with no programming knowledge, Jewell began converting his Higgins Avenue office into a completely open-source software zone five years ago. Open-source applications, unlike proprietary programs like Microsoft Office, are free and, Jewell says, “very, very cooperative. The only cost is you’ve got to learn it.” To his knowledge, he is one of very few private offices in Montana—even in the country—to operate on Open Office. He’s aiming for the “holy grail” of open-source office computing: integrating a phone and copy system into the freeware network.

http://openmissoula.org/

by Alyssa Work

Full Story: http://www.missoulanews.com/News/News.asp?no=5800

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