Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Bangladesh should prefer Linux operating system to Microsoft in order to leapfrog in the ICT sector.Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Bangladesh should prefer Linux operating system to Microsoft in order to leapfrog in the ICT sector.While highlighting the key factor behind Malaysia's success in ICT sector, Mahathir said the Malaysian government did not adopt the "monopolistic and proprietary" computer operating system of Microsoft."We have standardized the use of Linux instead, which is based on open standards," said the former Malaysian premier while answering the audience after his remarkable keynote speech at the inaugural session of Bangladesh-Malaysia Business Forum .He gave credit to user-friendliness of Linux for Malaysia's tremendous success in e-governance, e-business and e learning. Mahathir said the Bangladesh government's ICT policy should also make Linux the national standard of computer operating system.
URL, http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/12/19/d41219050651.htm
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Wow...I must say..with a thriving economy, null political melancholy,exclusion of student politics and social prejudice..anyone and everyone can say "NO" to the law-drop out of Harvard (B Gates dropped out of Harvard law dept after 3 semesters). But, I would've have done what Mahatir had done.Despite how much we despise Gates and his time-warping empire, it must also be noted that the vulnerability of the x-windows EV and its cheap/easy to use GUI has compelled all interested proteges from the 3-rd world countries to actually know WTF a PC or an OS is. One may ask, "How can coding bugs in windows accelerate the development of info-tech in people?" .The simple answer is that MS makes crappy protection which can easily be bypassed and will ultimately be massly used by the common/poor people. Linux might sound like a rev (and it is actually), but not everyone is interested to do their thy bidding though shell commands, to hack meta-codes and launch programs through binaries (OMG)....so yeah, monopoly or not..there's always good in EVIL..and I quote:
"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Mahatma Gandhi (damn, this guy was loaded...too bad he served asians and had terrible clothing choices)"
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