Notes from a FOSS conference in New Delhi (with videos)
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| This year they called their conference Freed.in, and had more talks and
| attendees than they've had in the past. While the event was a wonderful
| opportunity for the FOSS community to interact in person, discuss issues, and
| brainstorm solutions, attendees were overwhelmed by the number of talks
| jammed into a two-day schedule.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/119743
China censors ratchet up Web monitoring
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| At first, Liu Xiaoyuan just fumed when his online journal postings
| disappeared with no explanation. Then he decided to do something few if any
| of China's censored bloggers had tried. He sued his service provider.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_hi_te/china_internet_controls
Related:
Delhi FOSS event gets growing attention
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| India Linux User's Group hosted freed.in in collaboration with SIT. It drew
| sponsorship from industry heavyweights Intel, Google, Sun Microsystems and
| others, giving a hint of the growing role that technology built by hobbyists
| is now playing in the global IT sector.
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Software/Delhi_FOSS_event_gets_growing_attention/articleshow/2421842.cms
Delhi VAR Evolves Training Capsule for Linux Usage
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| He said Linux is the 'perfect match' for India's requirement and hastened to
| add that having developed the products and services, the challenge now is to
| take it to growing number of users and growing the incoming revenue.
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http://www.channeltimes.com/India/News/Delhi_VAR_Evolves_Training_Capsule_for_Linux_Usage/551-83436-741.html
http://tinyurl.com/3x9972
Free software made mandatory: IT practicals of SSLC Exam
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| The Director of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued orders making free
| software compulsory. It says Linux Operating System should be used for IT
| education in eighth, ninth and tenth standards.
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| For the purpose, fully Linuxbased text books have been prepared for standard
| X and Linux-based supplementary text books have been prepared for standard
| VIII and standard IX.
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http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20070916044016&Page=O&Headline=Free+software+made+mandatory%3A+IT+practicals+of+SSLC+Exam&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0
http://tinyurl.com/34mrdp
Red Hat in talks with states for open source solution
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| The open source software business is gaining momentum in the country with
| governments keen on adopting this technology.
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Red_Hat_in_talks_with_states_for_open_source_solution/rssarticleshow/2283777.cms
Time for a switch?
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| Linux is powerful, easy to use and free. Naturally, it’s becoming the
| Operating System of choice for many internet aficionados.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune_Times/Time_for_a_switch/articleshow/2257068.cms
Linux becoming visible on desktops
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| The Penguin (named Tux) is finally making inroads as an operating system (OS)
| on desktops too. While it has an over 20 per cent market share when we speak
| of servers in India, the free OS called Linux has just around 5 per cent
| market share in the country when it comes to desktops – the lion’s share
| going to Microsoft Windows.
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http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=293093&leftnm=8&subLeft=0&chkFlg=
Open Source - An Unstoppable Giant
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| Presently, surfing the internet portal, checking bank balance online, booking
| railway tickets, searching jobs, logging in to a matrimonial site, or paying
| insurance premiums is often done by the application of open source Linux
| operating system.
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http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/Open-Source_-_An_Unstoppable_Giant/551-82455-911.html
Contest for students to hit upon real life solutions
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| The ‘Code for Freedom’ event, whose title derived from the independent
| spirit emblematic of the open source campaign, is aimed at involving
| students of at least 100 recognised colleges and universities.
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http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/19/stories/2007081953600500.htm
Open Source and the SMB
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| SMBs are getting attracted towards Linux-based servers. Menon says that over
| 70 percent of customers plan to implement Linux-based solutions in some
| manner in the next two years, and the awareness of Linux and its benefits are
| high in the SMB segment. He says, “Less restrictive licensing policies and
| the ability to bundle all the bits and pieces into one comprehensive package,
| instead of first selling the OS, and then charging for access licences and
| every small tool and add on facility is something that SMBs appreciate.”
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http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20070730/opensource01.shtml
PC resellers strike against Microsoft in India
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| Stop harassment over piracy or we move to Linux...
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| "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
Laptop training for T. Nadu IAS officers
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| They were given orientation in Suse Linux and Windows XP operating
| systems, since the laptop computers were loaded with them and Suse
| Linum operating system was a new technology, an official press
| release here said.
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http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200707052027.htm
ELCOT's success story of Suse linux migration
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| Electronic Corporation of TamilNadu, India is the Information Technology
| arm of Government of TamilNadu, India. ELCOT is a fully owned Government
| Company. ELCOT migrated all its operations to suse linux OS within a
| period of 12 months. This video shares the success story of ELCOT in
| the suse linux migration (June 2007)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_g72GcaIdc
Indian dealers are squealers over Microsoft piracy raids
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| The resellers have also planned boycotts against Microsoft.
| Those participating in the strike agreed to stop all purchases
| of Microsoft products for this quarter.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/05/18/indian_tech_vendors_protest_microsoft/
Intensified Battle Lines
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| Some years back Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) spokesperson
| Steven D'Aprano had posed a most intriguing question, "If Microsoft
| has a problem with piracy, it shouldn't be blamed on OEMs who sell
| PCs with Linux pre-installed or no operating system at all. Should
| we discourage supermarkets from selling plain bread, because
| shoppers might steal butter from elsewhere?"
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| For long now a tag has been associated with Linux. Industry players
| and resellers say Linux has become a smart, official, cheap and
| convenient form of piracy. The charge, is however, outrightly
| rejected by the Linux vendors.
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| At their end, open source vendors will not miss an opportunity to
| assert that anyone who has benefited out of piracy is the
| proprietary vendors, like Microsoft.
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| Partners are already moving close to Linux vendors for various
| reasons. The days to come will, therefore, offer interesting
| battle lines unfolding between MS and open source players.
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http://www.channeltimes.com/India/Columns/Intensified_Battle_Lines/551-80562-751.html
http://tinyurl.com/37n6do
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