The Hindu reports on how the client enrolment software used for Aadhaar, the massive Government of India project that seeks to enrol citizens, is only compatible with Windows, the proprietary operating system owned by Microsoft. Read More
Aadhaar software locked in with Windows
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“in its technology statement, Aadhaar, the massive Government of India project that seeks to enrol citizens, puts on record its commitment to using open technological standards. However, the government of Kerala — the only State that mandates the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in governance — recently found that the client enrolment software used is only compatible with Windows, the proprietary operating system owned by Microsoft.