RxPG News: Free and Open Source Software Gets New 'Poster Girl'

"India's Free and Open Source Software movement just has got a new poster-boy, or rather girl--Suparna Bhattacharya, the star of the just-concluded FOSS.in event held here and presenter of the inaugural keynote, is seen as one of India's most respected Linux kernel developers.

"For a growing network of techies taking to Free and Open Source Software in India, the find of a woman who has achieved so much so quietly came as a big surprise. And long-felt gender issues become a little less painful, thanks to 35-year-old Bhattacharya's 'we can do it' proof..."

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