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Indian Government Keen on Open Source

Posted by Zonk on from the subcontinent-with-taste dept.

manugarg writes "The Indian government is distributing free CDs of localized open sorce softwares like Firefox, OpenOffice.org etc. to encourage the use of computers across the country. ZDNet reports, 'The Indian government's decision to ship free software in this way likely will be a blow to Microsoft, which plans to release a low-cost version of Windows in India soon. Microsoft originally hoped to release its Windows XP Starter Edition--a low-cost, feature-restricted version of Windows XP--by the end of March, but it's now aiming for a June release.'"

2 of 195 comments (clear)

  1. Ah man by be-fan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I can just imagine the cognative dissonance in a Slashdot-browsing IT worker:

    Hmm. I love Linux, but I hate India. Ah! What to do!

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  2. This is SO 2001. by supabeast! · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Handing out free Linux CDs? Damn those Indian nerds are behind! They need to get with the picture and start handing out Powerbooks running OS X.