President of India Advocates OSS

["Irfan Khan" <khania2@super.net.pk>]

[from slashdot.org]

cOdEgUru writes "I am sure this is a first. The President of India 
has urged 
[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?ms
id=47799819 ] Indian IT Professionals to develop and specialise in 
OSS rather than Windows. To be noted is that he made the speech 
[http://presidentofindia.nic.in/S/html/speeches/others/may28_2003_2.ht
m ] (look for the "Think Different" section) at the famous Indian 
Institute of Information Technology (India's foremost academic 
institution equivalent to MIT). Also he reminisces that his meeting 
with Mr.Gates were difficult due to differing views concerning OSS 
and Security. What should be noted about him is that he is not a 
politician, but a scientist and an independent thinker foremost."

read this interesting discussion at 
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J66322EB4 which refers to 
http://slashdot.org/articles/03/05/29/1226247.shtml?tid=106&tid=117&ti
d=185&tid=99