[ale] Linux Fights Back in India

[Jim Philips]

I thought it would be good for everyone to know that Linux activists in India 
are not remaining passive after Bill Gates' conquest tour of India:

Indian Linux Enthusiasts in Upbeat Mood
By REUTERS

Filed at 5:39 a.m. ET

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 supporters of the Linux operating system 
rounded off a three-day conference in India's technology capital this week, 
pleased with its growing corporate use and strong backing by heavyweights 
like IBM.

Linux is open source software, which can be freely copied, used and modified, 
unlike such proprietary industry standards as Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) 
Windows, for instance.

An operating system controls and coordinates the functions of a computer, and 
allows the user to run the machine.

Enthusiasts said a four-day visit by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates last month 
drew welcome attention to Linux, which is challenging Microsoft's popular 
Windows.

Microsoft, which announced $400 million in Indian investments, says Linux 
cannot match Windows in terms of security and end-user convenience. 
Supporters of Linux, which no one owns, emphasize the free software's 
flexibility and cost advantage.
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