India's Effort to Adopt Open Source Standards Draws Fire

January 19, 2010
By Developer.com Staff

Open source lobbyists and experts in India are criticizing the government's proposed plan to adopt open technology standards and software.

According to a report from Economic Times reporter Harsimran Singh, recent draft recommendations favor large corporations such as Microsoft over open technology.

The Economic Times acquired a leaked copy of the most recent proposal from an anonymous source.

If implemented, Singh reported that the Chairman of the Free Software Foundation of India Dr G Nagarajan said the government's plan would not favor open standards.

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