Open source is the right tool for a country like india and has to be popularised and adopted well! I think we should plan something towards having open source strategy in the UID project, Though money is not our side, cost savings and quality is on the opensource side! CDAC is very much on our side!
http://idc.nic.in/web-hosting.htm I don't know what % of the national informatics center's servers are running on linux or windows?? anyone has info on these! I am really curious sincerely -kk 2009/7/24 varadarajan narayanan <[email protected]> > Hi ! > > Now that Ex-infosys guy in charge of the national identity project will > Microsft have a hand in this project. > As such many processes in corporate matters like digital signatures etc are > not playing well with open source. > I only hope this does not happen with a project of national importance like > this. > > > > http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Software/Microsoft-wants-to-be-part-of-Unique-Identity-project-Bill-Gates/articleshow/4816266.cms > > Cheers > > varadarajan > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- krishna kumar kj http://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnakumarkj http://hamara.hu - MY Company website http://human-values.blogpspot.com - Human Values http://incmforgoodgovernance.com - National Citizen's Movement http://krikukom.blogspot.com/ My 8-Anas on matters that concern me "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." - George Washington Carver _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
