Speaking Out For Free Software In India

inode_buddha writes "We all know how RMS and Bill Gates toured India recently, with mostly mixed reviews. The reviews don't seem so mixed after reading this memo regarding the use of software in Indian schools... and it's interesting how quickly these people pick up on the business. IMHO, this letter ranks up there with the Peruvian Congressman's letter to Microsoft in clarity and impact. People worldwide are beginning to wake up, and this needs to be shouted from the (networked) hills... "

Comments

Blah blah "Oh Microsoft is evil, use OSS"

[Second_Derivative]

Yes we know. Yes we've heard it all before. Yes it's nice that some people are realising this. But we also know that no matter how many humble recommendations the actually knowledgeable people submit, Microsoft is still going to bribe and strong-arm their way into this market as well.

Show me a nationwide IT deployment that doesn't run Microsoft and then I'll REALLY be impressed. As it stands though ... yeah it's nice but it ultimately doesn't mean much. I haven't heard much about that Peruvian Free Software bill making much progress either. (then again, Peru hates American influence just about enough for that to have a hope of happening, I think)

Re:People are starting to catch on?

[stubear]

Wow, bashing the US and Microsoft in one post and it hasn't been modded up to +5 insightful yet? Wake up the moderators, they appear to be asleep at the wheel again.