[ale] Linux Fights Back in India

[Steven Jasmin]

I love it Bill Gates actually had the balls to say that Microsoft was more
secure then linux.

Thats just funny.

Steven

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From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Jim
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Philips
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:19 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] Linux Fights Back in India


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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