On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:05:06 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ jacob23@xxxxxxxxx ] on Sunday 27 August 2006 19:05 \__
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>> www.mutiny.in
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>> The Financial Express website features an article where the Kerala State
>> is thinking of moving to support open source completely. Unlike the ban
>> on colas (The debate is still going on whether this is a good thing or
>> bad thing) this could actually be good news apart from promoting the use
>> of open source software it could help in making the public in general
>> aware about the availability of non-proprietary software which is freely
>> available.
>>
>> Piracy is a big issue in India plus there is a lack of proper
>> information available on the use of proprietary software. The biggest
>> plus point is that it will be promoted in schools. It is easier to teach
>> children to use computers even if it is a bit complicated, since they
>> are able to grasp and learn thing faster. Plus it could have a cascading
>> effect on the public in general. Below are some of the comments by
>> certain DIGG users.
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>> I'm glad to see advancement of such open source technology. The
>> internet is a good community, and introducing more people into only
>> further advances the community. Unfortunately with windows, there really
>> isn't much a community because it is closed source.
>>
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>> Why should the government pay some set amount for every single
>> computer simply to have an operating system, when an OS (and almost all
>> necessary software) can be had for free. Most people are simply learning
>> to use the word processor, cruising the Internet for information. For
>> programming, Linux has almost too many options for learning languages,
>> old and new. If you want to learn MS Windows later, then buy a copy.
>> It's hardly difficult to learn. I highly doubt any school is teaching
>> very much about Windows system management (to the general student pop),
>> as any system administrator worth his salt wouldn't allow them to be
>> used with the admin accounts.
>>
>>
>>
>> One of the main hindrances for Linux has been the immense popularity of
>> windows which is used by around 90 % of the people worldwide. Linux
>> brings with a stereotype or phobia that it is meant only for geeks. The
>> UbuntuLinux is a good example of user friendliness in Linux. Apart from
>> being freely available for downloading you can even ask them freely post
>> it by Snail mail from https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ to your house with Zero
>> Rupees being spent. All you have to is register and put your Postal
>> Address. The Cds usually take about a month or so to arrive. I myself
>> have used this service to get the Ubuntu Cds. You can order multiple
>> copies so that you can share it with other people.
>>
>> www.mutiny.in
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala
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> | Population (2001)
> | - Density 31,838,619 (12th)
> | - 819/kmÂ
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> Who's next? Canada maybe?
Canada will go only when the US ceases to be worth 75%-80% of our exports
or the US switches to Open formats. In business (and pretty much
everything else), we follow the US.
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