Free, open-source software will offer solutions to IT startups: Pinarayi | Thiruvananthapuram NYOOOZ – NYOOOZ

By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that free and open software offer solutions to IT startups and publishing industries affected by the exploitative business practices of software monopolies.He was speaking at a function that declared CPI mouthpiece Janayugom, switching to free software, at Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.According to the Chief Minister, open source software were the need of the hour for print media that is facing challenges from proprietary software companies such as Adobe.He spoke about the states IT policy which was focused on developing free and open source software from school level.He had helped the Ministry of Education in Oman to adopt free and open software in 2012.

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Source:-http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2019/nov/02/free-open-source-software-will-offer-solutions-to-it-startups-pinarayi-2055860.html

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