Why Open Source - Dr. Abdul Kalam

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Why Open Source - Dr. Abdul Kalam

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..... Further spread of IT, which is influencing the daily life of individuals, will have a devastating effect on the lives of society due to any small shift in the business practice involving these proprietary solutions. It is precisely for these reasons open source software needs to be built which will be cost effective for the entire society
Dr. Abdul Kalam
President of India
Thanks to First Person of India, May be he (a real geek) can change mind of politicians.

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unfortunately, TCO goes down with OSS since many devs don't get payed for their work...
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