Redefining the Public Library Using Open Source Ideas | Linux Today

Redefining the Public Library Using Open Source Ideas

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Christine Hall
Sep 19, 2014

“The patrons are quite happy using Linux to get their work done,” Shapiro said. “Very few of them have any clue they’re not using Windows. They surf the web using Firefox and Chrome and use LibreOffice to compose and edit their word processing documents. In the nine years I’ve worked at this library, only one or two people have ever told me, ‘Hey, this isn’t Windows.'”

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Christine Hall

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