Kerala: Powered by Linux
One Indian state has shown the courage to challenge Microsoft by adopting Linux. Kerala is famous for being the most educated state in India and the government has now announced that they are adopting Linux.
Kerala Education Minister M.A. Baby said in a statement that the government now plans to promote the use of open source Linux operating systems along with Microsoft in high schools in Kerala.
He said in a statement: “We are against monopolies of multinational companies in any sectors. So we would like to provide equal opportunity for both Linux and Windows-Microsoft operating system in the school curriculum.”
However, he clarified that the government has no plans to ban the use of Windows platform in the state schools as rumored in the media. He said: “We won’t act undemocratically. We are giving options to the students and teachers. They can decide on what tool they want to use.â€
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August 31st, 2006 at 06:03 am
This news from India of the promotion of competition between two major software-development models is wonderful for all. Promotion of open source Linux operating systems along with Microsoft as established governmental policy in a major Indian state should help all, including Microsoft to the extent that Microsoft is getting ‘fat’ and needs its software development operations ’shaken out.’ Competitive pressure is the only way to cure (or be eliminated by way of) corporate dysfunction. More competition seems to be critically needed in this business realm.
September 29th, 2006 at 09:41 pm
i need notes on linux