VSNL, India's flagship internet bandwidth provider for ISPs is now a sleeping-ally of Microsoft. Strategic alliances have been forged on many fronts (the latest for messaging services, yesterday). Reliance, which controls FLAG, has stakes in VSNL - its chief is the former chief of VSNL - also is a strategic partner of Microsoft for testing/deploying of Microsoft based internet services.
The major Indian internet bandwith gateways are now within the operational command of Microsoft.
Whatever information now originates for an outside world, or is received here from an outside world, is at the mercy of this corporate. What a smooth takeover... with UPA in power at centre, supported by Left (mauled, only when there is a dispute over which territory should have university).
We can continue our discussion on Free Software in markets, Free software in schools, Free software in e-governance etc in peace, because the game, I presume, is already over.
CK Raju, Thrissur
CK Raju, Thrissur said on Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 11:37:38AM +0530,:
We can continue our discussion on Free Software in markets, Free software in schools, Free software in e-governance etc in peace, because the game, I presume, is already over.
Welcome to the world of enlightenment!!!
So does this mean that we can now stop black lists and introduce white lists in their place? That would be easier, no?
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Aw... c'mon ... do not lose heart ... I have felt something similar several times.
So does this mean that we can now stop black lists and introduce white lists in their place? That would be easier, no?
Anything now would only be an activity to pass time - if this is confirmed. The indications were there when US had announced success of their Cyber Attack Strategy. The holes then appeared to be the active nodes/switches on the network which could be remotely configured for implementing a black-out. Now it turned out to be more simple.
I lose interest and my heart. CK Raju
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