This article describes the migration of public library computers to Linux. It has long bothered me that libraries, whose professional values and stated code of ethics clearly call for open source software, have been subverted by donations from the Gates Foundation into using a closed, proprietary platform. The foundation of the profession is open access and a commitment to fight the comodification of information and, by extension, information systems. Every library should be using open source software. See also the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative.

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