"[The southern Indian state of Kerala] plans to switch all school computers from Microsoft Windows to the free Linux operating system,.. The decision to switch to Linux came after free software guru Richard Stallman, founder of the open-source GNU software project, visited Kerala two weeks ago, and persuaded officials to discard proprietary software, such as Microsoft, at state-run schools.."

More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060831.gtlinux0831/...

Also: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_on_hi_te/india_windows_vs__linux