Found this on /.
LinuxWorld http://www.linuxworld.com/ has an article http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0401.indiaopensource.html with statements from the Minister of Information Technology and Communications of India stating that India is not going to support Open Source alternatives Government-wide.
Look like the government dosen't want to take sides. But whether they are keeping the options open or closing doors is the question.
Chrisil
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I'm sure government officials would like to keep the doors open under their table! In commercial software they have two revenue streams, one is a "commission" on the total volume of purchase of the software, and the other is "commission" on (any) services opted for. In the case of open source, they would miss out on the first (and the most lucrative) revenue stream. How could they go to the U.S., or Switzerland with their family for holidays? :P
Anyway, I just hope this isn't the real reason for "non-alignment".
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