India plans to develop its own computer OS

[Sarad AV]

Is this really necessary and a better idea. Will it really improve security or is my skepticism misplaced? 

Sarad. 


http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9190298/India_plans_to_develop_its_own_computer_OS?source=rss_security

IDG News Service - India plans to develop a new computer operating system, with an eye to enhancing the security of its computer systems, a government spokesman said on Monday.

The new operating system is being developed by the country's Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Ravi Kumar Gupta, a spokesman for the DRDO, said.
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