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CXOtoday: Open Source Hero Proves The Power Of Tux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 27, 2004

“This is a story of guts and glory–a classic tale of a lone
software developer who attempted the unimaginable. Faced with an
extreme challenge, he was attacked from almost every possible
angle–Be it vicious taunts from senior officials or putting up at
a mosquito-infested accommodation; you name it, he endured it.

“The hero of our story is Vishal Kashyap, who single-handedly
weathering all these storms, delivered an open source solution for
Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS), located in the remote
regions of Himachal Pradesh.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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