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Indian Government Moves to Let Linux In

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the come-and-knock-on-our-door dept.

Webi writes "The government of India has started taking precise, wide-reaching steps to usher in a Linux wave in India." India sure seems to be a highly contested arena lately. Interestingly, India's plan calls for government-sponsored support and call centers. Looks like they've really thought this through.

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  1. Sweet! by Neck_of_the_Woods · · Score: 5, Funny


    Maybe they will outsource linux support to the us!

    I better start learning my Hindi!

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    1. Re:Sweet! by einer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't waste your time with that, Microsoft has already broken the Hindi++ interpreter and replaced it with it's own proprietary version called Hindi#.

  2. English in India by Mdog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, English will be just fine. Anybody in India who is well-off enough to deal with computers almost definately speaks English. Whether it's English non-Indians can understand is a different matter all together.

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