India Adopts Comprehensive Open Source Policy 19
An anonymous reader writes: The Government of India (GOI) has adopted a comprehensive and supportive open source policy that builds on earlier efforts to adopt open standards for procurement. As we've seen in other regions, the adoption of such policies often brings out concerns from some quarters who want to spread 'fear and doubt' about the policy. Red Hat Vice President of Global Public Policy and Government Affairs Mark Bohannon looks at the implications of the policy, as well as how it will fit into India's broader economic development strategy.
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Maybe that Bohannon in the article will build a railroad for the cattle
Open source site blocking. (Score:3, Insightful)
They should also only use open source software to block websites about open source software and dissenters.
One step forward three steps back.
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After you mentioned it I checked they rolled back the scale of it but it was not repealed.
Its easier to quietly add stuff to it later since its already in place.
Otherwise there is really not much I can disagree with there but Idaho did declare that unconstitutional although that does leave many other sates intact.
Did you know certain screwdrivers are illegal here in the us?
Its true the epa would rather your chainsaw smoke like a freight train than be adjusted buy an untrained/unlicensed mechanic.
I could dea
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Because we all know open source is the antithesis of sanitation. Still, I find you're being a bit harsh on Stallman there.
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I wonder if they checked with Redmond before they did this?
If history is any indication, they probably did check with Redmond before they did this, and this is a ploy to get better pricing.
Re:Open Sauce ? (Score:4, Insightful)
Oh, I don't know. I'm sure that Tata or Wipro or somebody can come in and claim that they have 100,000 people ready to go to work with full certs in PostgreSQL and MySQL and 20 years experience each at Indian labor rates plus baksheesh. Then what they don't pay in bribes, they'd be paying in taxes.
Nah, never mind. Unlike US corporations, the Indian government probably isn't that gullible.
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Dear Sir|Ma'am|Flipper,
You're using "steal" in a context where it doesn't really seem to apply. What exactly do you mean by "steal"? Are you implying that the Indian government intends to use FOSS software without respecting the license? What evidence have you in support of this?
Thanks!
Best of both worlds (Score:1)
In other words the government want close source solutions to cost same as open source solutions.
Nothing to do with promotion of open source or transparency which would be going against themselves.
This is hitting a blow to both fronts to reduce overall price. I dont know why more private corporations dont adopt similar strategy for their projects.