[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“Linux is reaching further into government offices, with several
state and private organizations in India adopting the open-source
operating system.“Seven government and private entities in India plan to use the
Linux operating system to run Oracle applications, the business
software maker said this week. The agencies include the state-owned
Central Bank of India, government telecom company Bharat Sanchar
Nigam, the treasury department in West Bengal state and two private
banks.“Using Linux would result in savings of up to 30 percent in
information technology expenses for the Central Bank of India,
officials said. That translates into savings of $4 million per
year…”