---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Edgar D' Souza Date: Aug 30, 2006 3:19 PM Subject: [ILUG-GOA] Indian state to bypass Microsoft 'monopoly' To: ilug-goa@yahoogroups.com

" In a new attack on multinational corporations, the Communist government in India's southern state of Kerala is campaigning to eliminate Microsoft from use in public institutions, just weeks after it imposed a ban on Coca-Cola and Pepsi. " http://news.com.com/Indian+state+to+bypass+Microsoft+monopoly/2100-1016_3-61...

Naturally, Linux is the shoo-in replacement that the Kerala government is encouraging schools to use.

the GNU/Linux distribution made for Schools can be downloaded from : http://www.edugrid.ac.in/webfolder/download/schoolGnu/slgnu.html