On 1 February 2011 23:13, Rony <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the information JTD and others. What surprised me a little > was the technology 'apartheid' towards non-US/EU nations. The Western > company bosses and their Govts. decide what security level we must have > in our own country to suit their requirements, as if they are giving > equipment free or at a discount. We (Indian companies) pay through our > noses in foreign currency for latest equipment, pay for the foreign > engineers' luxurious stay in India and at the end of it all we are > getting technology like donations. >
Perfect analysis. This is what is bothering all people (who worry about Indian standing in technology). We (or rather our Government), even now, are thinking of making a 4 bit micro-controller. There is no Indian company that has an ARM or MIPS license and have even the vanilla processor -- despite the ability of many. This is not jingoism and I am happy using a processor made elsewhere, but unfortunately this makes us beggars of technology even in other areas used in large projects. Be this the industrial controls for Reliance or Tata Motors or the network infrastructure for GSM or 3G. It has to start somewhere and the race will only get tougher (money involved and sustainability). Anyways, enough of the rant ... -Akshay -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
