Comments on: A techie, Silicon Valley, building Indian skills http://southasiaict4d.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/a-techie-silicon-valley-building-indian-skills/ Bringing together South Asians writing about IT Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: drupal training http://southasiaict4d.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/a-techie-silicon-valley-building-indian-skills/#comment-4486 drupal training Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:20:59 +0000 https://southasiaict4d.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/a-techie-silicon-valley-building-indian-skills/#comment-4486 <strong>drupal training...</strong> Greate article to read on a Saturday. Found your site looking for drupal training... drupal training…

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]]> By: fredericknoronha http://southasiaict4d.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/a-techie-silicon-valley-building-indian-skills/#comment-178 fredericknoronha Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:13:44 +0000 https://southasiaict4d.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/a-techie-silicon-valley-building-indian-skills/#comment-178 Thanks Ridhi. A small correction: both Warren and me favour the approach of Free Software over Open Source. And there is a difference. QUOTE Free software is the term introduced by Richard Stallman in 1983 for software which the user can use for any purpose, study the source code of, adapt to their needs, and redistribute - modified or unmodified. "Open-source software" was proposed in 1998 as a replacement label for "free software". Later that year, Open Source Initiative was founded to promote the term as part of "a marketing program for free software" UNQUOTE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS Thanks Ridhi. A small correction: both Warren and me favour the approach of Free Software over Open Source. And there is a difference.

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Free software is the term introduced by Richard Stallman in 1983 for software which the user can use for any purpose, study the source code of, adapt to their needs, and redistribute – modified or unmodified.

“Open-source software” was proposed in 1998 as a replacement label for “free software”. Later that year, Open Source Initiative was founded to promote the term as part of “a marketing program for free software”

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS

]]> By: Ridhi http://southasiaict4d.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/a-techie-silicon-valley-building-indian-skills/#comment-177 Ridhi Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:58:13 +0000 https://southasiaict4d.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/a-techie-silicon-valley-building-indian-skills/#comment-177 I feel that open source + NGO = an explosion and immense surge forward in bridging the digital divide. SO...here's keeping fingers crossed! I feel that open source + NGO = an explosion and immense surge forward in bridging the digital divide. SO…here’s keeping fingers crossed!

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