Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Thaths wrote: > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Valsa Williams > wrote: > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tech/Enterprise-IT/Infrastucture/Govt-to-develop-own-operating-system/articleshow/5913140.cms > > > > NEW DELHI: The government has set in motion an

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Valsa Williams wrote: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tech/Enterprise-IT/Infrastucture/Govt-to-develop-own-operating-system/articleshow/5913140.cms > > NEW DELHI: The government has set in motion an ambitious plan to develop its > own software and end the rel

Re: [silk] Silk Meet?

Udhay Shankar N wrote, [on 5/7/2010 6:50 AM]: > I will ask for a table for 7-8 people at Silver Wok [1] at around > 7:30pm. We should be there a while. Ashwin took some pictures: Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 May 2010 04:47 PM, ss wrote: > Surely it should be possible to customize some existing code from Linux and > use it on GoI computers. Or have I misunderstood? It is unclear what that story means, frankly. Because "develop own OS" could

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Ramakrishna Reddy wrote: > $40/ $10 laptop which leads to nothing but mockery on slashdot and > rediff forums . Ouch, mockery on rediff forums, that's harsh. That's like getting mocked by 6 year olds with indo-centric utopian delusions. Cheeni

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tuesday 11 May 2010 4:04:59 pm Valsa Williams wrote: > If all this is true I shudder to think of the enormity of such a project. > They should learn from the Indian Airforce and Army who have built secure > tiers over a Linux OS Ah. Now I understand. If the Government does the same thing, the

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Valsa Williams wrote: > If all this is true I shudder to think of the enormity of such a project. GoI does not realise that security can always be bypassed, and that is something they have to live with. Considering sending emails to chief minister, Member of Parl

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tuesday 11 May 2010 10:50:16 am Valsa Williams wrote: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tech/Enterprise-IT/Infrastucture/Govt-to >-develop-own-operating-system/articleshow/5913140.cms Question from a dumb user. Does India actually have to develop a whole new operating system? Surely it sho

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Vijay Anand [11/05/10 15:20 +0530]: >> > There was this very interesting article I saw about how china was requiring > source code and encryption key disclosure from all suppliers to its govt of > encryption enabled gear (chip OS / O

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

If all this is true I shudder to think of the enormity of such a project. They should learn from the Indian Airforce and Army who have built secure tiers over a Linux OS On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Vijay Anand wrote: > > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian > wrote: > >>

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Vijay Anand [11/05/10 15:20 +0530]: > > Given how the 10$ - or was it 5$ "laptop" was essentially a thumb drive, >> wouldnt be surprised if this is another glitch by some reporter. The >> points >> behind this development seems to b

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Vijay Anand [11/05/10 15:20 +0530]: >> >> Given how the 10$ - or was it 5$ "laptop" was essentially a thumb drive, >> wouldnt be surprised if this is another glitch by some reporter. The >> points >> behind this development seems to

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

Vijay Anand [11/05/10 15:20 +0530]: Given how the 10$ - or was it 5$ "laptop" was essentially a thumb drive, wouldnt be surprised if this is another glitch by some reporter. The points behind this development seems to be security - which also sounds ridiculous that we want to develop "simple" OS

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Pranesh Prakash [11/05/10 14:08 +0530]: > >> On Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:05 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: >> >>> >>> sankarshan [11/05/10 11:02 +0530]: >>> Does anyone keep a score of how many times the GoI and their ilk

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

Pranesh Prakash [11/05/10 14:08 +0530]: On Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:05 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: sankarshan [11/05/10 11:02 +0530]: Does anyone keep a score of how many times the GoI and their ilk have traveled down this path ? CDAC's BOSS is the only one I can think of in recent time

Re: [silk] India Govt to develop own operating system

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:05 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > sankarshan [11/05/10 11:02 +0530]: >> >> Does anyone keep a score of how many times the GoI and their ilk have >> traveled down this path ? > > CDAC's BOSS is the only one I can think