Debayan Banerjee wrote: > 2009/3/21 scrapo <[email protected]> > >> >>>> but are we talking of the same party which is in government in states >>>> like bengal and kerela where government projects are being done only on >>>> microsoft technologies, and is insisting on buying only microsoft >>>> >> servers >> >>>> ?f >>>> > Forgive my ignorance, but dont the communist govts in Kerela and WB > *support* FOSS a lot? I mean I am in Bengal and I see groups like IOTA > putting in a lot of money for FOSS into institutes and LUGs. Also Kerela is > famous for FOSS adoption on a government level right?? > > > I would like to know the ground reality since you are there (I visit bengal may be once in 6 months) What exactly has the government done for foss and where has it been adopted ? The entire local govt computerisation program in bengal i saw was windows centric
where has the govt put money in foss institutes and in what way are they financing lugs (I didnt realise you needed huge money for running a lug). The only place i have actually seen govt using foss is Bihar. regards saswata -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
