Are there any open source print management programs?

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Published on 2010-03-19T19:18:26Z Indexed on 2010/03/19 19:21 UTC
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Green initiatives are being pushed onto public organizations, but the price of print chargeback software I've found exceeds the annual expense of actually printing. Is there an open source tool to track and charge library patrons for printouts without breaking the bank?

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