Elcot In India Migrates To Linux

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 (via E@zyVG). 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.

I hope more corporates take this example to at least consider Linux when they are planning out there systems. This is not about asking companies to throw away Windows, nor does it say that using Linux is always a cakewalk. This is about picking up the one that is more suitable to you. I think Linux is already at a stage, from a technology and community perspective, where it can be adopted for critical tasks. It is now important to blow the myths and educate the corporates about Linux and open source.

As I see it, the biggest ingredient in any company adopting Linux, is enthusiastic personnel. I do not think there is shortage of this in India, it is more of lack of the awareness and education. I hope this news will start filling that hole.