**************************************** * 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? > Sorry for this mail going out in John Hamilton's name. The opinions were mine (Amol Hatwar's).
Note to self: Sharing your lappy with someone is a bad deed. -- _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
