India's Banks switching to Linux, rather than taking extended Windows XP Support

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Consider installing BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) Linux as one of the mandatory operating system," said the order issued by the TN Information Technology Department. "The huge investment cost involved in purchasing closed source software (such as Windows XP) may be avoided, which in turn translates into huge savings for the government," the order stated.
 
Moreover, Indian ATM manufacturer Vortex offers a low-power Linux based system called Ecoteller, for example, that's being used in developing countries.
 
Indian banks do not themselves operate their ATMs, rather outsource them to third-party vendors like Diebold and NCR.
 
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It's good to see that Linux is being used more instead of the more expensive Windows operating systems.
 
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