Linux Taking Over Schools in India

slashchris84 writes to mention a BusinessWeek article about the growing role of Linux in the classrooms of India. In a country with a long history of corporate problems and financial issues, the inexpensive and flexible nature of open source software is gaining a lot of ground. From the article: "Two years ago, New Delhi said the best way to improve computer literacy in India was to adopt open source software in schools. Although Kerala is the first to introduce such a program statewide, 18 of India's 28 states either are using Linux or have pilot projects for its use in various government departments and schools. The education ministries in most states, and in Delhi the federal ministries of defense, transport, communication, and health, are all using the software on server computers"

Re:Linux taking over schools?

[russ1337]

I also thought Linux was taking over the world.... and my first thought was to "welcome our new open source overlords"... but then I thought "WTF? That is crazy". Linux cant be taking over the world, it's probably just after the free beer that everyone is talking about.

Re:Tempered Enthusiasm

[Anonymous Coward]

Dude, I think he just meant that the subcontinent's native penguin population is vanishingly small, given its proximity to the equator.

Re:Linux taking over schools?

[Technician]

When I first read the headline I envisioned a hostile takeover by giant laptops with tuxeyes running fullscreen for laser shooting purposes. This is cool too though, I guess.

Not quite the same, but it reminds me of the Penguin Computing from a few years ago. I Godzilla size Tux invading the Redmond campus saying "Good evening Mr. Gates, I'll be your server tonight!".

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DL it and use it as your desktop wallpaper.