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Indian State Switches to Linux
pamri writes "In a pleasant and surprising move, the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, has opted to switch to Linux from Microsoft for its Gyandooth (intranet in Dhar district connecting rural cybercafes catering to the everyday needs of the masses) programme. What is more surprising is that the state's Chief Minister Digvijay Singh personally conveyed this to Bill Gates. A choice quote: 'For us it is not a question of Microsoft versus Linux. It is just a matter of choosing between a free software and a monopoly. We feel that when we are putting public information out in the open, then it should not be through a proprietary software.'"
I'd like to see Bill's face in that moment ;-)
someone has balls!
someone has balls!!
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We're the dot in.. ah.. nevermind.
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I guess that was the last Bill Gates contribution to AIDS in India...
Gates: We'll see your refusal to switch and raise you a contribution to
Where in the article did it say he conveyed this personaly to Bill Gates. All I saw was that he conveyed it to ET.
I thought I was going to see a quote around the lines of, "Madhya walked up to Bill, spat in his face and said, 'Take that Billy Boy. You monopolistic capitlistic pig. I'm going to use something free as in getting really drunk'"
Alas I'm missing something here.
But will this eliminate Microsoft ads on Slashdot?
Dammit, who let a man of principle become highly placed in government?
This would never have happened back here in the good ole U.S. of A!
"Provided by the management for your protection."
The Indian government is Karma whoring!
Switch back to Slashdot's D1 system.
I can see it now.. in 10 years on FOX we'll see a "Where are they now" featuring Bill Gates.. you'll have to explain to your children who this bad man was.
Maybe he'll be working for sun in the mail room..?
I can dream can't I?
So if all of India changes to Linux (which would be a much bigger step, of course) that would be like 800 billion people using Linux.
... oh, nevermind
Think of a beowulf
Is RMS going to write to the Madhya State officials and complain that they called it "Linux" and not "GNU/Linux" now?
were you expecting to see a sig here? perhaps you'd rather see the inside of an ambulance!
Reading the quotes from the gentleman making the decision makes me think of those Indian Guru relaxation tapes...
"First of all, breathe in... then, release all the tension in your buttocks..."
Replacing M$ products with Linux is like that tension release.
at what point, does other OS's have sufficient market share, and then Microsoft wont be concidered a monopoly?
Normal Answer: When Microsoft is no longer the dominant player in both the OS and applications markets and they stop using their muscle to put small companies out of business.
Slashdot Answer: When Bill Gates is drawn and quartered in a town square in Finland and Redmond is a deep, smouldering crater.
Trolling is a art,
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3 PROFIT!!!
Been to redmond lately? It already IS a deep, smoldering crater. Another Bellevue, alas. It used to be something more than a mall and the belly of the beast.
Hey I provided references. Mr FUD-Kettle did not. Go read what the references say then get back to us. When you do get back to us let us know what you've found out - post the URLs. Until then buh bye.
Sincerely
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Quit playing Monopoly with Bill. Switch to one of many non-Microsoft products today.