Richard Stallman (RMS) for popularizing Free software GNU GPL in Tamil and Kerala Nadugal

Dr. Richard. M. Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, addressed a mammoth gathering at IIT-Madras on Monday, February 6, 2012. Speaking on the topic 'Free Software, Freedom and Education' in front of an audience of at least 3,000 students, teachers and activists, Dr. Stallman elaborated on a variety of topics including the history of the free software movement, the difference between free software and open source software and the dangers of proprietary software. Dr. Stallman was also very firm on the negative impact of social networking and the retrogressive role of mega corporations in stalling open access to knowledge. The previous night, during an interaction with FSFTN volunteers, he was very critical of the Tamil Nadu government 's scheme to distribute Windows Starter Edition to college students, an issue on which FSFTN has conducted a campaign with students and teachers. Students from nearly 25 colleges attended the function, in many cases coming from considerable distances in buses. About 30 students from different colleges formed part of the volunteer committee that worked closely to facilitate the smooth arrival and departure of the participants. There was also a considerable interest from participants in Community Computing Centre project.

Malheureusement, l'éducation en plus d'être un enjeu philosophique, politiqque et humain...est aussi un enjeu financier énorme...à 90€ la licence....

Le site du projet INDLINUX et la distribution RANGOLI 1.0 Bêta

Depuis mars 2014, l'état du Tamil Nadu a adopté BOSS, le système indien basé sur GNU LINUX pour ses services

L'Inde du Sud a sans doute un grand rôle à jouer dans le développement des systèmes d'exploitation libres, notamment grace à sa formidable capacité d'abstraction, ainsi qu'à ses besoins en logiciels non propriétaires...

une mini interview de Linus Torvald...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_India

En Inde comme ailleursn beaucoup de terminaux bancaires sont sous windows xp or Microsoft ne  continue pas le support sécurité de ce système .

Mais certaines institutions bancaires sont prêtes à payer le prix fort pour en  bénéficier : L'Inde devrait opter pour Linux afin de s'affranchir de ce sytème propriétaire...

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