Open source law practice management software products?

stephkimbro: Open source products specifically for law practice management software. What is out there? Would you use open source to run your practice?

• mglickman: @StephKimbro Being a recent Linux convert, I would confidently use open source. Very few types of software I still need Windows (or Mac) for

• paulceaston: @StephKimbro I don't know of any Open Source products specific to law practice mgmt, but plenty of proj. mgmt, CRM, and other handy tools.

• paulceaston: @StephKimbro I would not recommend open source to run a "traditional" law practice. Case management software worth the $$$ IMHO.

• solve360: @StephKimbro it's not open source but secure "project blogs" are a great way to manage work for clients, intro video at http://is.gd/k2XY

• stephkimbro: @paulceaston What if it were open source and you had to option of paying for regular support/maintenance of software or DIY?

• stephkimbro: @mglickman I'm a big fan of open source software as well. Trying to figure out how the software companies make money on it though.

• stephkimbro: RT @econwriter5: New blog post: Understanding Pieces before Understanding Open Source http://gwynnemonahan.wordpress.com/

• mglickman: @StephKimbro OpenSource not always = free as I'm sure you know. Enterprise deployments and support are typically where the cash comes from.

• paulceaston: @StephKimbro I have paid for hosted&supported open source solutions; I just haven't seen any good open source law practice management apps.

• gfiremark: @StephKimbro I'd use open source to do any task in my practice as long as the "cost" in time and learning curve makes sense.

• gfiremark: @StephKimbro I already use open source word processing,email client, browser, etc. Would love an open source practice mgmt / billing app.

• bmcameron: @StephKimbro I'd have no problem with open source LPM tools. love to know if anything is out there

• econwriter5: @StephKimbro If I had a practice, I'd use as much open source as I could to run it. I use as much open source as I can with my company.

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[Stan]

Here is one you-all might want to have a look at:
Docs4Lawyers is an open source document management solution created specifically for law firms, based on ECM software from Alfresco. Downloadable in vmware format with documentation and community portal.
http://docs4lawyers.wordpress.com