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04 Oct

Introducing OSS Into Your Church: Part 5

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This is the fifth post in a series on introducing open source software into your church. If you haven't already, read parts one, two, three and four first.

The previous 4 parts of this series dealt with migrating to various pieces of open source software which runs on both Linux and Windows. In this part I'd like to deal with the final big thing: a full-on migration to Linux.

14 Sep

Introducing OSS Into Your Church: Part 4

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This is the fourth post in a series on introducing open source software into your church. If you haven't already, read parts one, two and three first.

One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when migrating to open source software in your church is moving from one e-mail client to another. There are few things more challenging than getting someone to use a new e-mail client - the only exception I can think of is moving people away from Microsoft Office.

07 Sep

Introducing OSS Into Your Church: Part 3

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This is the third post in a series on introducing open source software into your church. If you haven't already, read parts one and two first.

Last week we talked about introducing open source worship presentation software into your church. Once that has been running smoothely for a few weeks, it's probably a good time to explain to your pastor what open source software is all about.

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