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VS Achuthanandan, politician who pushed for Linux adoption in India, passed away today (programming.dev)

submitted 6 days ago by cm0002@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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India has one of the highest rates of (desktop) Linux usages in the world - hovering around 10% according to StatCounter. Why is this? One reason is concerns over software controlled by foreign countries - particularly the US and China. But another is cost.

The first major boost for Linux and other free software in India came in 2006, when VS Achuthanandan - who passed away today - was elected Chief Minister of the state of Kerala. His government came up with a policy to shift all government computers to free software, starting with schools and colleges.

When the financial benefits became apparent, other states and the Union government followed suit.

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[–] _thisdot@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I am from Kerala and I can proudly say that Comrade VS is the reason I am a Software Engineer today!