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Think different
I would like to narrate an event that took place in Rashtrapati Bhavan a
few months back when I met Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft. While
walking in the Mughal garden, we were discussing the future challenges
in Information Technology including the issues related to software
security. I made a point that we look for open source codes so that we
can easily introduce the users built security algorithms. Our
discussions became difficult since our views were different. The most
unfortunate thing is that India still seems to believe in proprietary
solutions. Further spread of IT which is influencing the daily life of
individuals would have a devastating effect on the lives of society due
to any small shift in the business practice involving these proprietory
solutions. It is precisely for these reasons open source software need
to be built which would be cost effective for the entire society. In
India, open source code software will have to come and stay in a big way
for the benefit of our billion people. I2IT has to play a major role in
this national mission.
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