Great attempt. If the money getting saved is tracked, then such funds could be used to create a (or multiple) training and development centre(s) using programmers available in-house for developing public solutions. If enthusiasts from academics or schools join such development projects, then they can be monetarily rewarded for their participation and contributions. That way TN can show the world a working model of sustainable service model using ICT.
On 15 November 2011 03:23, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Indeed a happy news > -----Original message----- > From: Krittika > Sent: 14/11/2011, 9:00 am > To: Indian FOSS Community Network list > Subject: [fosscomm] BOSS to shut out Windows > > > > > http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/boss-shut-out-windows-247 > > After a request from the Union Ministry of Comm-unications and > Information Technology, the state government's Information Technology > department has decided to say goodbye to Microsoft Windows. > > According to a government order dated Nove-mber 9, the IT department > would use the BOSS (Bharat Operating Sys-tem Solutions) operating > system, which is a free and open source computer operating system > dev-eloped by the National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source > Soft-ware of India. > All systems of the IT department will use BOSS from Monday. > > The operating system is Linux based and has been "endorsed by the > government of India for adoption and implementation on a national > scale." It is available in almost all Indian languages including Tamil. > Mr Santhosh Babu, IT Secretary to the government of Tamil Nadu told this > newspaper that BOSS was a "very good operating system and costs next to > nothing". > > "It is an open source software and has many advantages. It does not > crash easily," he said, adding that the BOSS software had also been > installed in the laptops distributed free to students. > > According to IAS Uma Shankar, since Linux updates itself, it never > becomes obsolete. "It is stable and does not slow down your system. It > also comes with lots of downloadable freebies and is completely secure. > I have been using it for a decade now and find it very cool." > > The IT department has also made recommendations to other departments of > the Secre-tariat to install BOSS in their systems. > > > -- > *Krittika Vishwanath* > Research Associate > IT for Change > In special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC > www.ITforChange.net <http://www.ITforChange.net> > Skype id: krittika85 > Tel:+91-80-2665 4134, 2653 6890. Fax:+91-80-4146 1055 > Mobile: +91 9535321980 > > Read our Teacher's Communities of Learning project's blogs, lesson > plans and discussions here: http://bangalore.karnatakaeducation.org.in/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > -- CK Raju _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
