On Thursday 09 July 2009, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
the main problem is that India is still a highly feudal society where people in authority cannot be questioned. In open source, authority comes with contribution and even the geekiest geek would not dream of getting upset if he is questioned.
More a conspiracy of silence, where the incumbents know their incompetency and will not do anything that upsets the status quo. And will not allow heretics to question the entrenched wisdom.