**************************************** * LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI **************************************** > **************************************** > * LUG meet on 12 Jan. 2003 @ VJTI > **************************************** > IMO sharing source with one or two government agencies > is a clever marketing plan. It remains to be seen > what kind of agreement MS reaches with GOI becoz AFAIK > MS's Shared Source vision is that company whome they > share their source with, would not be able to change > the source code even if one wants to. So if some > vulnerability/customization is to be taken care of, > GOI may still have to first approach MS.
>From my perspective, M$ made a bad move: 1. This move tells that code-sharing is important for any serious mission-critical work 2. M$ really needs business in India 3. M$ is afraid of Linux in India 4. M$ wasn't really serious as of now I wonder if the Government can really see whats happening here. Even if it does will it ever make the right decision or bow to corruption? Regards, -ah -- _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
