21 Nov
2011
21 Nov
'11
11:48 a.m.
On 21 November 2011 15:16, Swapnil Bhartiya swapnil.bhartiya@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.muktware.com/bitsnbytes/2983
I worked on the story and found oss is only a smoke screen. The entire UID project seems to be a pure Microsoft stack.
This has been a major issue between VS Achuthanandan, former CM of Kerala and a major F/OSS proponent and the Aadhar authorities:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article863657.ece
Then chief snooper Nilekani had to give in:
http://keralaitnews.com/e-governance/111-e-governance-/2106-kerala-aadhaar-u...
All it takes is political leadership with the will to make things happen and a spine in the right place.
Binand