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Why
free software is God’s gift to India
There are compelling reasons for the adoption of free software in
India. And as IndLinux localises GNU/Linux to Indian languages,
a countrywide computing revolution is in the offing.
Computers
are a step closer to talking the local lingo
The work of several enthusiastic individuals to make computing in
regional Indian languages feasible and practical is beginning to
bear fruit. Frederick Noronha reports on some of the initiatives
in this important segment
Free
software makes life easier for telephone users
Using free software and open-source alternatives, the Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Limited was able to bring out the telephone directory in Thiruvananthapuram
in record time and at reduced costs.
Computers
get a Hindi face
Free software now has another tongue to speak in, and Hindi-speaking
users of software not restricted by copyright restrictions will
henceforth be able to use the computer with their own language.
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