Why Free Software?
Trinity believes that Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) provides distinct advantages to the communities that we work with
"Find out what people do and help them do it better" E F Schumacher, founder of Practical Action
FOSS is built by people who want the software to be freely available and there are lots of different types.
Through IT training, service provision and infrastructure we aim to use alternatives to licensed software to provide greater benefit our service users and the wider community.
We believe it is particularly well suited for:
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collaborative problem solving
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reducing barriers to creativity and to IT access more generally
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sharing and protecting collective resources
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adapting software to meet local needs
