The BYU Open Source Lab builds apps that assist local governments become more connected with their residents. Small and large cities and counties often do not have the financial ability to pay for expensive proprietary software software and systems. The BYU Open Source Lab uses open source software to enable cities and counties to cooperate to help improve the software for all of them, while benefiting from a more complete, functional and flexible system than they could normally afford to purchase individually. All of their work is both free and libre.