The Hindu News Update Service News Update Service Sunday, December 30, 2007 : 1410 Hrs
Breakingnews/Trueroots_Thehindu_468x60 Business Efforts to promote open source software gather momentum Chennai (PTI): Efforts to promote Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) have gathered momentum in the country, mainly due to emergence of "Linux User Groups" (LUGs) and recognition by academics and government. India's computing space is witnessing a shift towards free software as more and more people are drifting away from proprietary products due to their exorbitant prices, security issues and restrictions on usage, according to experts. "Independent efforts to promote open source software technology, which ensures users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute modified computer programs, started as early 2001 in India and picked up momentum in the last couple of years," said Free Software Foundation of India secretary M Arun. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
