[KLUG Advocacy] Irony at its best

Peter Buxton advocacy@kalamazoolinux.org
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:31:50 -0500 (EST)


http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/14/international/asia/14INDI.html

Mr. Gates, meanwhile, also continued Microsoft's campaign to interest
government agencies in India in digitizing their functions, like putting
their records on computers. He signed a memorandum of understanding with
the chief minister of the state of Karnataka, S.M. Krishna, that said that
all government services for Bangalore residents would be done using
Microsoft products.

Mr. Paul said he welcomed Mr. Gates' investments in trying to close
India's digital divide. But he confessed to a twinge of sorts at the
welcome Mr. Gates had received. Indians, he said, too often looked for a
"messiah" to cure the country's ills. Mr. Murthy, a serious fan of Mr.
Gates, agreed, saying India had answered to outside masters for so long
that it had lost its commitment to problem-solving on its own.


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