Open source software takes on giants
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| "The war is already brewing between software majors and proponents of
| open source and free software, which is becoming popular in developing
| countries, where high costs of the proprietory software is the major
| cause of rampant piracy," says a new book Open Source and the Law byl
| egal counsel Priti Suri.
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| [...]
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| The Indian Institutes of Technology use open source software for
| research; and the government is o promoting its use in education
| and financial services and multiple e-governance projects, says
| Suri.
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| [...]
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| Technology research firm Gartner Inc has forecast that open source
| computing holds great promise in India and that the country's technology
| adoption is gaining momentum. It expects a growth of 20.8 per cent for
| the next four years in business spending on computer hardware, software
| and communication products, notes the book.
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http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/sep/20soft.htm
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