On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Krittika <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > 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. > > [snip] > > The operating system is Linux based and has been “endorsed by the > government of India for adoption and implementation on a national scale.” > [snip] > > The IT department has also made recommendations to other departments of > the Secre-tariat to install BOSS in their systems. > i hope all this is immune to, 'until-the-govt-changes' or 'a change in the ministry or officials'. sigh! when will we understand as a country (not just as a govt) that we need FOSS and open-standards, politics-agnostic. Whoever comes to power, just like we all need education anyways. and if i may boldly say so, i'll be even more convinced when i see the return of FOSS in the presential office. regards niyam > > -- > *Krittika Vishwanath* > Research Associate > IT for Change > In special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC > 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 > > -- niyam bhushan
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