http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/ Thoughts on software development and related, by Abhijit Nadgouda Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:39:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-171888 Elcot In India Migrates To Linux | iface thoughts Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:22:33 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/#comment-171888 [...] This is the first of the news that corporates are warming up to the benefits of Linux. Elcot, Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu, has migrated to Linux. It is heartening to read that it was triggered by an enthusiastic management personnel. There have been some efforts from Government of Tamil Nadu to encourage open source. [...] [...] This is the first of the news that corporates are warming up to the benefits of Linux. Elcot, Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu, has migrated to Linux. It is heartening to read that it was triggered by an enthusiastic management personnel. There have been some efforts from Government of Tamil Nadu to encourage open source. [...]

]]> http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-143120 E-governance and open source in India « Jayan’s weblog Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:30:01 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/#comment-143120 [...] Indian states eye open source TamilNadu may shut door on Microsoft Red hat helps Kerala Government: [...] [...] Indian states eye open source TamilNadu may shut door on Microsoft Red hat helps Kerala Government: [...]

]]> http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-123099 Why Schools Should Be Using Open Source | iface thoughts Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:56:57 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/#comment-123099 [...] is why I believe schools and education institutions can benefit a lot from open source. In India, some states are picking up on this. But I wonder why open source is not the choice for them. Microsoft should be the [...] [...] is why I believe schools and education institutions can benefit a lot from open source. In India, some states are picking up on this. But I wonder why open source is not the choice for them. Microsoft should be the [...]

]]> http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-59646 Kerala Continuing With Open Source | iface thoughts Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:29:57 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/#comment-59646 [...] Hopefully this will introduce open source in educational institutions too. I have seen instances when students got penalized because the institutions were unable to cope up with cost of upgrades. Open source is a perfect solution for this. I hope others follow. [...] [...] Hopefully this will introduce open source in educational institutions too. I have seen instances when students got penalized because the institutions were unable to cope up with cost of upgrades. Open source is a perfect solution for this. I hope others follow. [...]

]]> http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-13752 Shiksha India Might Boost Open Source Usage on iface thoughts Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:37:20 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/#comment-13752 [...] What came out of the web portal launch was the support of open source software. Narinder Bhatia, project manager for CII-Shiksha India, has provided good reasons why open source can be a key to success of the project. I think one more reason is to be free from depending on the vendor for the software. Education is a field where having total control over the software being used can make a lot of difference. The institutions can also escape forced actions, like upgrade, that need to be taken because of business decisions. This can probably extend actions taken by a couple of states to embrace open source. [...] [...] What came out of the web portal launch was the support of open source software. Narinder Bhatia, project manager for CII-Shiksha India, has provided good reasons why open source can be a key to success of the project. I think one more reason is to be free from depending on the vendor for the software. Education is a field where having total control over the software being used can make a lot of difference. The institutions can also escape forced actions, like upgrade, that need to be taken because of business decisions. This can probably extend actions taken by a couple of states to embrace open source. [...]

]]> http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-8541 How Was Desktop Linux In 2006? on iface thoughts Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:12:05 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/01/03/indian-states-eye-open-source/#comment-8541 [...] addition to the improvements, I have seen increased awareness about Linux and open source, even in the unexpected domains. The momentum is sure in the favor of Linux, it needs some more solution-oriented developments to [...] [...] addition to the improvements, I have seen increased awareness about Linux and open source, even in the unexpected domains. The momentum is sure in the favor of Linux, it needs some more solution-oriented developments to [...]

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