On Jul 6, 2001 at 12:48, Srikanth R P wrote:
- Why do you think Linux is important to India?
We don't have to pay Microsoft or any foreign company. Saves forex (I'm sure someone will have evidence negating what I'm saying).
- Have Indians contributed to the growth of Linux? Can you mention
Yes! PCQ, Chip, FreeOS! At least!
some names or examples? Have any Indians contributed to the development of the Kernel?
Looking through CREDITS for the Linux kernel (these names are Indian, but note that they're not *in* India):
N: Krishna Balasubramanian E: balasub@cis.ohio-state.edu D: Wrote SYS V IPC (part of standard kernel since 0.99.10)
N: Arindam Banerji E: axb@cse.nd.edu D: Contributed ESDI driver routines needed to port LINUX to the PS/2 MCA. S: Department of Computer Science & Eng. S: University of Notre Dame S: Notre Dame, Indiana S: USA
This is from kernel 2.2.14.
- What do you think about the Linux movement in India? What is the
It's a good thing. Linux, unlike the more widely-used Windows, gets us closer to the machine in some ways. Good for the colleges.
- Has the Indian government showing a keen interest in Linux ? Can
you mention some names and examples?
No.
- What do you think should be done to promote the growth of Linux in India?
It's going fine. Little more awareness is required.