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“It’s fast, stable and free. But these alone do not explain the
fanatical loyalty of Linux fans…”
“In India too, Linux fever is catching on as most of the
networking is being done on Linux. In major cities, Linux
programmers and users have started a new cult lugs who follow and
endorse any new development in the software like a religion. The
movement is being spearheaded by people as young as Linus Torvalds.
Take Suman Saraf. At 23, he heads the Linux development section at
Hughes Software Systems. Saraf discovered Linux as a schoolboy in
Surat in 1992-93 and is today one of its most prominent preachers
in India.”
“Big Indian companies too are shifting allegiances. The
Eicher group, Bennett Coleman, icici, Air-India and Bharat
Petroleum are a few running Linux successfully. Almost all
Internet service providers (isps) are developing their protocol on
Linux. Several software firms have also announced that they would
be developing customised Linux-based operations. Says Sharad
Talwar, general manager (marketing), hcl Infosystems, which has
already begun developing complete on-line end-to-end installations
on Linux: It’s a damn good solution for isps who are looking at a
good package at economy rates both in terms of hardware and
software costs.”