From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:18:36 -0600, "Joe Barr"
 wrote:

>
>The battle against Linux takes new twist
>
>By Paul Hales: Friday 13 December 2002, 15:37
>
>MICROSOFT IS GETTING SO DESPERATE to convert the Indian sub-continent to
>Windows it is prepared to share the Windows source code with a select band
>of government bodies.
>
>A story in the Economic Times of India says the software monopolist has
>proposed to the Indian ministry of information technology to share the
>Windows source code with one unspecified government body. A Microsoft
>spokesman in India contacted by the publication confirmed the company was
>"evaluating the idea" of sharing the code but wouldn't be drawn
>
>
>See the rest at: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6726

As someone remarked, the Indians are taking it at MS's word that that is
the source code. It's not like they can compile it or anything, right?

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