__/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Sunday 07 January 2007 09:09 \__
> AP to forge ties with MIT for open source software
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The Andhra Pradesh government is forging ties with the Massachusetts
> | Institute of Technology (MIT), US, for collaboration in the areas of
> | e-governance, data standards and service-oriented architecture.
> | "MIT will provide funding and technological assistance for
> | developing and promoting different software components
> | including an open source platform," said state IT secretary
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | K Ratnaprabha.
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Here's the actual article:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/AP_to_forge_ties_with_MIT_for_open_source_software/articleshow/1075480.cms
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh
>
>
> Related:
>
> Tamil Nadu (India) Shutting the Door On Microsoft
>
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> | "The managing director of the IT procurement, consulting, and training
> | agency for the Tamil Nadu government describes the reasons why he has
> | chosen OSS, and also how he dealt with Microsoft executives."
> `----
>
> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/0226229&from=rss
>
>
> Kerala On Linux Express Highway
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The Linux slip-road that the state took is slowly becoming an
> | express highway.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | If we twist Napoleon's quote on China a bit, we can safely say, "Linux is
> | a sleeping giant, let it sleep, because when Linux moves the world
> | moves!"
> `----
>
> http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=16139&magid=11
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