[Fsf-friends] Fwd: [GloInterAct] Re: OpenSource solutions provider Red Hat signs 15 more ISVs in India, SL - Thursday, 03 March , 2005, 17:18

[Praveen A]

> 
> Indian Tech Hub Chooses Microsoft
> 
> Wired News Report  Page 1 of 1
> 
> 08:54 AM Dec. 20, 2004 PT
> 
> Microsoft won a battle against open-source software supporters in India's
> technology hub of Bangalore, with local authorities choosing its software
> for networking the state's utilities and services.
> 
> An e-governance project for the 55 million people of Karnataka state, of
> which Bangalore is the capital, will begin April 2005 and will be powered by
> Microsoft's (MSFT) proprietary software.
> 
> Wireless Hot Spot Directory
> 


See what Atul Chitnis got to say aboyt the Bangalore one project.

The Bangalore One project, while noble in concept and intent, is a
classic implementation of a project built on lack of information by
the people executing it.

The project, being built completely on a proprietary platform
developed by an American software company, will be used to collect and
maintain information about the citizens of the state of Karnataka.

Read full story
http://atulchitnis.com/b1-statement.php



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