Financial Express: Go For Open Source Code, Kalam Tells IT Industry

"The open source software movement in the country on Wednesday received a shot in the arm with President APJ Abdul Kalam goading the Indian IT industry to look at open source code instead of depending on proprietary solutions.

"Dr Kalam also called for information technology that was uniquely designed for India.

"'In India, open source code software will have to come and stay in a big way for the benefit of the people. Open source software needs to be built for further spread of IT and the impact it would have on society,' Dr Kalam said..."

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