India's Kerala state goes open source

Significant move: i have heard a story, a while ago, about a german goverment switching their entire desktop software to SuSe Linux.
Of course there are issues of training the users and paying some more for the administrators of the system, but you have an open and clean system, which brings down the costs on licensing.

this kind of move will require a well-organized and adequate IT team.

in any case this is a significant move, moreover because it resides in india, potential global software competence center.; Posted by: macmilan Posted on: 07/03/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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OSX not chosen either NonZealot | 06/29/07

In partial agreement this time John Le'Brecage | 06/30/07

LInux purpose lordshipmayhem | 07/01/07

Significant move macmilan | 07/03/07

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