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Bridging India's Digital Divide With Linux

Posted by michael on from the routing-around-microsoft dept.

Kinnu provides a pointer to this story about India's increasing use of Linux. They mention a battlefield PDA running Linux, making Linux the standard OS for students, and some more about the Simputer.

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  1. Re:India should use OS X, not Linux by afstanton · · Score: 1, Funny

    On what planet are Apples cheaper than PCs?

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  2. Right thats it... by flumps · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..I'm moving to India. I'm
    a) more likely to get a job
    b) get a better rate of pay with regards to living expenses

    and

    c) more likely to be able to use linux and not windoze at work.

    now wheres that plane ticket gone...

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  3. Obligatory Simpsons quote by SmokeHalo · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I think the metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it!"
    - Abe Simpson

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  4. Re:SATHI by yuri+benjamin · · Score: 2, Funny

    My people were building empires and writing literature when yours were swinging from trees!

    Thanks for reminding me - I've been meaning to get a copy of the Karma Sutra some time.

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