Indian Government Moves to Let Linux In

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.

Comments

Ok, And I Should Caaaree......Why?

[Bowie J. Poag]

Let India worry about itself.

I need to eat.

Re:Software spending?

[I'm a racist.]

Clearly, Microsoft would and the open source community seems ready to embrace the dot-heads too.

Anyway, I'm just curious... we should all be curious, about everything.

Re:So Billy Boy couldn't bully the Indians...

[I'm a racist.]

Does open source really make sense?

What would a total cost analysis show? Would the cost of administration, customization, training, support, and finding the necessary applications cancel any benefits of not buying licenses?

One thing a lot of people ignore is that software, on an enterprise scale, almost always comes with a support package and some amount of custom solutions. Of course, the quality of the support/solutions is up for debate on a per company basis.

Still, open source might be cheaper, but I haven't investigated enough to be sure. I tend to not trust the analysis of someone pushing an agenda (MS, Stallman, etc.).

Re:Software spending?

[I'm a racist.]

I don't really care why it's a cess pool. If it's because of the British rule, well, isn't it the fault of India for being so weak in the first place?

Besides, they fucked up the Ganges themselves, then they bathed in it.

Oh, yeah, they're pretty ugly. I don't like having to look at them (they stink too).