Patent logic
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| Can one argue with this logic? The short answer is, yes. The sceptics
| say there is no scientific evidence that proves a link between
| innovation and patents. Besides, extended patent periods provide
| an opportunity for rent-seeking (through royalties). Also, while
| it has been argued that patents facilitate competition by
| encouraging the entry of start-ups, the critics opine that they
| mostly create short- or long-term monopolies.
|
| [...]
|
| In India, Linux is already making an inroad into "mission-critical"
| applications, especially in states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and
| Maharashtra. Meanwhile, IT majors like IBM (the world's largest
| holder of patents) and Sun Microsystems are doing a major rethink
| on patents and homing in on open-source technologies.
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http://www.business-standard.com/opinionanalysis/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu5&subLeft=1&autono=287448&tab=r
Last week:
Open-source bites into Microsoft share in Bengal e-gov
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| Having tried out Microsoft for a few years, the West Bengal
| government's information technology department is now opting
| for open-source operating systems in new purchases of PCs for
| its ambitious e-governance programme.
|
| The state recently chose to install Lenovo PCs loaded with Red
| Hat Linux for an e-governance programme involving 277
| panchayats in Burdwan district.
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http://in.news.yahoo.com/070608/48/6gteu.html
Open Source centre to come up in Bengal
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| A regional centre for Open Source Software Development will be set
| up by the West Bengal government with an investment of Rs two crore.
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http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=37377
Recent:
Linux gets clicking in TN govt projects
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| The global debate of proprietary software versus open source has
| caught up in the government agencies in Tamil Nadu too. However,
| open-source Linux operating system (OS) seems to have found its
| way into almost all the upcoming government IT projects.
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http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=165633
PC resellers strike against Microsoft in India
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| Stop harassment over piracy or we move to Linux...
|
| [...]
|
| "We have been approached by dealers in other states who are also
| being harassed by Microsoft," Randeri said. "If Microsoft does
| not cooperate, we will tell our dealers to migrate to Linux."
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/supplier-relations/news/index.cfm?newsid=3114
Related:
India can live without Microsoft
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| More than 6,500 Linux systems have already been packed off to
| villages and another 6,100 Acer desktop systems with Suse on
| their way.
|
| Umashankar said that more than 20,000 desktop systems will be
| installed in schools that will only run on Suse. All ELCOT
| servers will run on Redhat. ELCOT expects to train 30,000
| government officials in Linux and Open Office too.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36689
Tamil Nadu (India) Shutting the Door On Microsoft
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| "The managing director of the IT procurement, consulting, and training
| agency for the Tamil Nadu government describes the reasons why he has
| chosen OSS, and also how he dealt with Microsoft executives."
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http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/0226229&from=rss
Kerala On Linux Express Highway
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| The Linux slip-road that the state took is slowly becoming an
| express highway.
|
| [...]
|
| If we twist Napoleon's quote on China a bit, we can safely say, "Linux is a
| sleeping giant, let it sleep, because when Linux moves the world moves!"
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=16139&magid=11
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