01054nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004000055210003900095260004200134520070400176100001600880856003600896       2010                        eng d  a1913-610200aMifos: Ending Poverty with Software0 aMifos Ending Poverty with Software  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/20103 aFree and open source software (FOSS) and business are key elements for solving the largest problems facing humanity. In this article, we focus on the challenge of eradicating poverty, a significant economic condition that affects billions of people worldwide. We outline the role of microfinance - the use of small loans to help poor people establish businesses - in eliminating poverty. We then describe the Mifos Initiative, a FOSS project to provide banking software to support microfinance institutions. Although we focus on the specific case where software is being used to address the problem of poverty, the approach and lessons learned can be applied to other great problems facing humanity.1 aFeuer, Adam  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/402