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 *This NVCwiki page you're reading right now is operating on free Open Source [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] software.
-*Some truly amazing and complex [http://www.democracyinaction.org/www/ websites] are built with Open Source software like [http://civicspacelabs.org/home/civicspace CivicSpace].
+*Some truly amazing and complex websites like [http://www.democracyinaction.org/www/ Democracy In Action] are built with Open Source software like [http://civicspacelabs.org/home/civicspace CivicSpace].
 Why are these products and a rapidly growing number of others often better able to meet needs? How are they compatible with NVC values?  Here are ten qualities to consider:

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	There are many other ways you could benefit from switching to Open Source software for most or all of your computing needs beyond what has been described here. You would also be supporting NVC values by making your documents more compatible with computers around the world. Rather than read more about it, another strategy would be to simply try it since doing so costs nothing more than a few minutes of your time. Perhaps less than you've already invested in reading this.		There are many other ways you could benefit from switching to Open Source software for most or all of your computing needs beyond what has been described here. You would also be supporting NVC values by making your documents more compatible with computers around the world. Rather than read more about it, another strategy would be to simply try it since doing so costs nothing more than a few minutes of your time. Perhaps less than you've already invested in reading this.
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 == Free and Open Software in support of NVC values ==
-You may have heard that free software can often meet needs more fully than even the most slick and expensive "commercial" software. NVC values such as transparency, equality, mutuality and contribution are often supported by the use of free software. This is especially true of products published as "Open Source" because among many other reasons they are free of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware "spyware."] What needs are met by using and supporting Open Source software?  Click to see a [[Needs are met|partial list]].
+You may have heard that free software can often meet needs more fully than even the most slick and expensive "commercial" software. NVC values such as transparency, equality, mutuality and contribution are often supported by the use of free software. This is especially true of products published as "Open Source" because among many other reasons they are free of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware "spyware."]
 What are some examples of outstanding free Open Source software products?

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 *There's another outstanding free Open Source product named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openoffice OpenOffice] that can completely replace the entire Microsoft Office application suite on nearly any computer yet still read and modify all your existing documents from Office, Word Perfect and most other commercial applications. A very nice feature for the NVC community is that it will quickly create [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF_format PDF] documents from your old Microsoft Word documents, so that they're smaller and easier to share with users with any other computer or software. If you'd like to set your computer and your documents free, [http://www.openoffice.org/ get OpenOffice]. If you have an Apple Macintosh computer, you might also want to try [http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice], which although slightly less powerful has a more typical Mac interface.
-*This NVCwiki page you're reading right now is operating on free Open Source software.
+*This NVCwiki page you're reading right now is operating on free Open Source [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] software.
 *Some truly amazing and complex [http://www.democracyinaction.org/www/ websites] are built with Open Source software like [http://civicspacelabs.org/home/civicspace CivicSpace].

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 *The same non-profit collaboration of technical experts named [http://www.mozilla.com/ "Mozilla"] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla curious about the name?]) has another exceptional free product named [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] to replace your email software.
-*There's another outstanding free Open Source product named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openoffice OpenOffice] that can completely replace the entire Microsoft Office application suite on nearly any computer yet still read and modify all your existing documents from Office, Word Perfect and most other commercial applications. A very nice feature for the NVC community is that it will quickly create [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF_format PDF] documents from your old Microsoft Word documents, so that they're smaller and easier to share with users any other computer or software. If you'd like to set your computer and your documents free, [http://www.openoffice.org/ get OpenOffice]. If you have an Apple Macintosh computer, you might also want to try [http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice], which although slightly less powerful has a more typical Mac interface.
+*There's another outstanding free Open Source product named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openoffice OpenOffice] that can completely replace the entire Microsoft Office application suite on nearly any computer yet still read and modify all your existing documents from Office, Word Perfect and most other commercial applications. A very nice feature for the NVC community is that it will quickly create [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF_format PDF] documents from your old Microsoft Word documents, so that they're smaller and easier to share with users with any other computer or software. If you'd like to set your computer and your documents free, [http://www.openoffice.org/ get OpenOffice]. If you have an Apple Macintosh computer, you might also want to try [http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice], which although slightly less powerful has a more typical Mac interface.
 *This NVCwiki page you're reading right now is operating on free Open Source software.

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 *It is now possible to download a free web browser that many technical experts say is superior to Microsoft Internet Explorer. Click to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox learn] about Firefox or visit their [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ website].
-*The same non-profit collaboration of technical experts named [http://www.mozilla.com/ "Mozilla"] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla curious about the name?]) has another free product named [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] to replace your email software that you might like to also learn about.
+*The same non-profit collaboration of technical experts named [http://www.mozilla.com/ "Mozilla"] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla curious about the name?]) has another exceptional free product named [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] to replace your email software.
 *There's another outstanding free Open Source product named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openoffice OpenOffice] that can completely replace the entire Microsoft Office application suite on nearly any computer yet still read and modify all your existing documents. A very nice feature for the NVC community is that it will quickly create [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF_format PDF] documents from your old Microsoft Word documents, so that they're smaller and easier to share with users any other computer or software. If you'd like to set your computer and your documents free, [http://www.openoffice.org/ get OpenOffice]. If you have an Apple Macintosh computer, you might also want to try [http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice], which although slightly less powerful has a more typical Mac interface.