The Indian Summer of Linux, Oct 26, 2006

The lack of a compelling desktop client version may stall the progress of Linux

Linux distributions for the consumer desktop may be imperfect; but Indian developers have already created some compelling applications, especially in local languages

A low key ceremony in the office of the Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, on Wednesday, saw the launch of a programme anchored by the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), where 107 computer training institutes spread across all 14 districts of Kerala have been beefed up as `Linux Technology Extension (LiTE) centres.'