Debayan Banerjee wrote:
2009/3/21 scrapo scrapo@saswatabanerjee.com
but are we talking of the same party which is in government in states like bengal and kerela where government projects are being done only on microsoft technologies, and is insisting on buying only microsoft
servers
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Forgive my ignorance, but dont the communist govts in Kerela and WB *support* FOSS a lot? I mean I am in Bengal and I see groups like IOTA putting in a lot of money for FOSS into institutes and LUGs. Also Kerela is famous for FOSS adoption on a government level right??
I would like to know the ground reality since you are there (I visit bengal may be once in 6 months) What exactly has the government done for foss and where has it been adopted ? The entire local govt computerisation program in bengal i saw was windows centric
where has the govt put money in foss institutes and in what way are they financing lugs (I didnt realise you needed huge money for running a lug).
The only place i have actually seen govt using foss is Bihar.
regards saswata