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title: India to go the Linux way
date: "2002-10-09T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1100
description: India’s Department of IT is establishing Linux as the de facto standard for academic institutions. This policy shift aims to promote open-source software in education, with plans for potential expansion into other government sectors.
keywords: [linux, india, open source, education policy, software standards, academic institutions]
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[India to go the Linux way](http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=24598339). Department of IT will support Linux as the de facto standard in academic institutions. Possibly elsewhere in the future.