____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Tuesday 16 October 2007 00:04 : \____
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Jerry McBride
> <mcbrides9@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:05:24 -0400
> <1q4du4xc3q.ln2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Novell restructuring nears end
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | A former Novell worker who still has ties with the company told the
>>> | Daily Herald he had heard as many as 600 jobs could be eliminated or
>>> | moved overseas to lower labor-cost countries including India, where
>>> | Novell has a software development center.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/240131/
>>>
>>
>> GOD! Whatever code that may roll out of India, it'll be just as bad as the
>> crap in Vista. Nothing... of quality comes out of cheap sweat shops.
>>
>
> I for one can't say, but at least with open source one has the
> option of being able to check it, and change it.
There are other issues with it comes to precompiled programs (binaries, no
source).
Vista a 'threat' to the national security of India
,----[ Quote ]
| As Mr Bombay Watcher says on his blog, Microsoft has a cosy partnership
| with the CIA, so perhaps the world should take care and caution when it
| comes time to upgrade. We're pretty certain Windows 3.1 would be a safe
| bet. He seems particularly worried about the national security of India,
| as it does, of course, have some conflicting interests with the US
| of A.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34979
No surprise here:
Indian Policy Makers Call For Greater Use Of Open Source
,----[ Quote ]
| 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
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