On Jan 11, 2008 1:46 PM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4250# > > "Open source is a relatively new concept in India," says Hariharan of > the Open Source Foundation /me glares at Venky
I guess it all depends on where one stands. In my role of public policy, it is not funny, the amount of explanation one has to do on open source. In fact, I just returned from a meeting with a senior official at Department of IT and the first question he asked was, "What is the business model of open source?" A positive way of looking at it would be that the officer has the humility to ask a question. A more critical view would be that someone who is expected to be on top of the IT world should be better informed. In retrospect, a more qualified staement would have read, "Open source is a relatively new concept in the policy making circles of India." Venky
