In Kerala and in other states, Governments have worked with civil society organisations associated with the Free software movement to create local networks of software developers, trainers and support staff. If we look at Gujarat in specific the Free software movement has sown its seeds quiet well (for example the GNU/Linux operating system has already been developed in Gujarati by Gujarat based organizations) and there are many organisations who can work to support the efforts of the Government in promoting the use and creation of Free software, local language software.

A few examples - Free Software Users Group, GNU/Linux Users Groups, etc. The free software community also has links with similar communities in other parts of the world and the global free software community working on developing and maintaining free software is quite strong. There are also several large and small commercial enterprises which provide services to users. However as mentioned earlier, the Government has a very crucial role to play in supporting the work of such communities in building a world where software and knowledge is free. Since Government is the protector of public interest, it must also strongly support the initiatives to build the ecosystem for free software, such that user support, training, development facilities are available throughout the public sphere. Such support should be at both policy and program levels. In terms of policy, Government must require the use of free software as a default, and procuring private software must be allowed after a considered conclusion that free software alternatives are not available. In terms of program, Government departments must insist on free software for their own use. This can easily start with the personal computers and laptops procured by the Government, since robust free software alternatives are available.