Software bonhomie: Microsoft products to operate better on Unix, Linux
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| “Proprietary software in government segment is considered a taboo and
| Microsoft is playing a catch-up game here,” said Manish Choksi, vice
| president information technology and strategic planning at Mumbai-based Asian
| Paints Ltd. “As a corporate user of technology, I like the signs of Microsoft
| looking to interoperate and collaborate with other platforms.”
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http://www.livemint.com/2007/08/22182750/Software-bonhomie-Microsoft-p.html
They don't say that Microsoft snubs open standards and instead resorts to IP
deals which help it _make money_ **FROM** Linux (binary bridges).
Yesterday:
FSF India's Impact Far-Reaching
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| India is perhaps the only country where the President himself has declared
| that the country has to move to "Open Source", which he even told Bill Gates.
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http://blue-gnu.biz/content/fsf_india_039_s_impact_far_reaching
Related:
Indian Policy Makers Call For Greater Use Of Open Source
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| A wide spectrum of policy makers called for the greater usage of open
| source to modernize India in the digital era and the re-evaluation of
| the laws pertaining to Intellectual Property. The event sought to examine
| the notion of intellectual "property," in the context of traditional
| knowledge, globalization and the growth of the open source movement
| worldwide.
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http://in.sys-con.com/read/281396_p.htm
Forum for Open Source Initiatives in India Formed
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| Sandeep Menon, convener of FOSII and director of Linux business for
| Novell West Asia, said, "FOSII members belong to various facets
| of the Linux/OSS (Open Source Software) ecosystem, which includes
| the industry, academia, government and the community. Though the
| initial members are all from India, some foreign members too are
| expected to join this forum to share their global experience and
| aid the initiative."
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http://www.itnewsonline.com/showstory.php?storyid=7997&scatid=8&contid=1
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