http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/index_html Indian Free and Open Source Software news en-us Plone 2.0 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/c-dac-releases-boss-v-2-0-at-connect-2007 tushar Linux Distribution India Localization Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:58:01 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/l10n/news/india-struggle-l10n While IT is improving the quality of life in many developed nations, the use of technology is still out of reach for people in many other countries. Nowhere is this digital divide as big or visible than in India. Apart from access to a computer, unfamiliarity with the English language is one of the biggest factors contributing to this problem. In countries like India, where the majority of the population is English-illiterate, computing has to speak a language the locals understand. This is where user-interface localization steps in. kaeru India Localization Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:14:24 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/l10n/news/indlinux When it comes to lingual diversity, India clinches the top spot hands down. With an immense untapped potential in the worldwide local language software market, Indian tech gurus have taken the lead to push their own mantra, “Be Indian, Buy Indian”. kaeru India Morphix Sat, 02 Oct 2004 00:29:03 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/events/foss-in-2006/good-turnout-at-foss.in FOSS.in is one of the largest FOSS events held annually in India. tushar Conference India IOSN Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:51:20 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/foss/news/open-source-booming-in-asia Open source code is now used by over 70 per cent of software developers in Asia, according to a new report. kaeru Australia India Asia Embedded Linux China New Zealand South Korea Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:37:21 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/desktop-trainees-attain-moksha tushar UNDP GNU/Linux India Training IOSN Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:15:50 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/news_item.2004-07-13.7128233571 Indian state of Uttaranchal signs e-governance MoU to focus on open source technology, as well as a university programme MoU to develop local IT talent. admin India Government Policy Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/news_item.2004-07-13.0076509590 In another public-sector boost to open-source software, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam called for his country's military to use such nonproprietary technology to ward off cybersecurity threats. admin India Government Policy Wed, 07 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/ibm-cdac-iit-ossrc MUMBAI: IBM India, C-DAC and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, have signed a co-operation agreement to set up an ‘Open Source Software Resource Centre’ (OSSRC) in Mumbai with an investment of $1.2 million over the next three years. kaeru India Mon, 11 Oct 2004 01:34:37 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/rh-india-linux KOLKATA: North Carolina-based Red Hat, which is at the crest of the global open source wave, is lining up commercial versions of the enterprise-level Linux operating system in 13 major Indian languages by February 2006. kaeru India Red Hat Sun, 05 Dec 2004 00:51:50 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/free-foss-cds The Indian government is trying to encourage the use of computers across the country by distributing free CDs that contain localized versions of popular open-source applications. kaeru India OpenOffice Government Policy Thu, 26 May 2005 08:50:07 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/iosn-and-practical-action-conduct-discussion-on-poverty-reduction tushar Conference India IOSN Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:43:09 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/nrcfoss-gives-away-foss-india-awards-at-open-source-india-week tushar Awards FOSS India Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:35:42 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/election-commission-of-india-votes-for-open-source KOLKATA, AUG 19: Who can ignore Richard Stallman's cry for freedom and for free software? At least not the Election Commission of India, one of the pillars of democracy created by the Constitution. kaeru India Government Policy OpenDocument Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:47:04 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/india/news/indian-state-wants-its-schools-to-choose-linux-not-microsoft THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA -- India's Communist-run Kerala state said yesterday that it aims to break U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp.'s dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales. kaeru Education India Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:51:01 +0530