01243nas a2200133   4500008004100000022001400041245006300055210006000118260004200178520081400220100001801034700002201052856003501074       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aSupporting Not-for-Profits: an Opportunity for the Commons0 aSupporting NotforProfits an Opportunity for the Commons  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/20073 aIn 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. 
1 aCôté, Jason1 aEgelstaff, Julian  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/56