eSys to distribute Linux products from Turbolinux
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| "India is becoming a global center for software development and has
| a high level of understanding and acceptance of open source
| software technologies," said Noriaki Fukuyasu, President of
| Turbolinux India.
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http://www.channelsindia.com/news/ShowArticle.asp?JournalID=1086&PagePosition=1
They also sell Linux-preloaded PCs around the world.
Related:
Open source is key to reaching 500 million Indian children
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| To support more than 650,000 villages and one half billion youths
| who need education, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
| created a nonprofit organization called Shiksha India in 2001.
|
| [...]
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| "CII Shiksha has been constantly striving to offer open source solutions at
| different levels, including the operating system (Linux), applications
| (learning management systems and Web portals), and hardware solutions
| (Linux thin-client networks)," says Bhatia. In Shiksha's own offices, open
| source tools are common, with most of the day-to-day work being done on
| computers running Ubuntu and OpenOffice.org.
|
| [...]
|
| Linux is also being used by non-governmental organizations (NGO) and
| educational institutions that have limited technology infrastructure and
| often rely on refurbished or outdated computers. They use educational
| flavors of Linux that provide thin-client connectivity and can run on
| outdated PCs, such as Edubuntu and K12LTSP.
|
| [...]
|
| Bhatia says, "After the creation of our e-learning portal for
| teachers, we feel more confident that we can harness open source
| to benefit other stakeholders in education, including students,
| parents, and institutions."
|
| [...]
|
| Shiksha is dedicated to reaching out to technology-starved rural
| areas in India and helping them become computer-savvy. Open source
| software is one key ingredient in the plan to reach India's nearly
| 500 million youths with technology and education.
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http://community.linux.com/community/07/02/20/1730203.shtml?tid=11
Indian Policy Makers Call For Greater Use Of Open Source
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| A wide spectrum of policy makers called for the greater usage of open
| source to modernize India in the digital era and the re-evaluation of
| the laws pertaining to Intellectual Property. The event sought to examine
| the notion of intellectual "property," in the context of traditional
| knowledge, globalization and the growth of the open source movement
| worldwide.
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http://in.sys-con.com/read/281396_p.htm
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