BANGALORE, INDIA: The technology industry in India has developed significantly in the last few years and India has evolved relatively well to the idea of open source software and adoption rates are remarkably good.

With many companies embracing for open-source technologies, the role of open source in IT has been changed in many companies.

In an interaction with CIOL, Gyana Pattnaik, Head - Open Source, Testing and New Technologies, Sonata Software shares his views on the adoption of open source in IT and why are open standards important in software development.

Excerpts:

CIOL: How do you see the adoption of open source platform from the Indian software developer community?

Gyana Pattnaik: The Indian Open Source Software community is one of the world’s largest open source communities. Organisations and individuals in India have slowly started realizing that open source platforms open up to new technologies, encourage collaboration and drive innovation which in turn play a major role in developing markets and economies.

The open source movement has changed the course of modern software development. The developer community is making software available to one and all at no or low cost. The community should now look at contributing towards the development of tools that are stable, with up-to-date documentation, for better adoption.

CIOL: With the latest reports quoting Android will dominate in open source area, how it is going to benefit open source developers?

GP: The widespread acceptance of Android and its commitment to being open sourced has led it to be utilized in mobile devices from around the globe. Android is the premier operating system for companies large and small that are looking for versatility and flexibility.

The Android community in India is fairly large; hence the success of the platform will enable the community to grow even more rapidly. The advantages that the developers can expect to get from an open source platform are numerous.

The developers are at liberty to modify the Android operating system in a way that it meets the requirement of specific applications. It helps the developers to achieve perfection in application development.

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