BOSS: India’s First PC Operating System!
Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) is India’s own PC operating system and as the most meaningful product to come out of the Indian software industry.
The software has also been endorsed by the Government of India for adoption and implementation in a national scale
It is a Linux distribution developed by NRCFOSS (National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software). This software is also known by the acronym BOSS GNU/Linux or simply BOSS Linux
Features:
• It supports Intel and AMD x86/x86-64 architecture.
• BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server has unique features such as Web server, proxy server, Database server, Mail server, Network server, File and Print server, SMS server, LDAP server.
• BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server is comprised with administration tool such as webmin which is a web based interface, Gadmin, PHP myadmin, PHP LDAP admin, PG admin.
• BOSS GNU/Linux Version 3.0 is coupled with GNOME and KDE Desktop Environment with wide Indian language support & packages, relevant for use in the Government domain.
• Currently BOSS GNU/Linux Desktop is available in almost all the Indian Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bodo, Urdu, Kashmiri, Maithili, Konkani, Manipuri which will enable the mainly non-English literate users in the country to be exposed to ICT and to use the computer more effectively.
• Community Information centers (CIC’s) and internet cafes will also benefit from BOSS GNU/Linux as this software can be utilized to power these outlets and is affordable and easy to install, use and support.
India is gradually working on improving the software sector and working on developing its own software that could help the denizens of India and other government agencies by large.
The Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has upgraded its India-focused GNU Linux distribution. Version 3.0 of Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) Linux adds GNOME and KDE desktop environments, Bluetooth support, and support for 18 Indian languages, says C-DAC.
BOSS was developed by India's National Resource Center for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS), a group supported by Anna University, Chennai, and C-DAC, which is a scientific society of India's Department of Information Technology. BOSS is initially targeting India's government users, says C-DAC, which also announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's National Informatics Center (NIC) to implement the distro "on select eGovernance projects." C-DAC in turn will "support telephonic, email, and portal delivery mechanisms for the eGovernance program of NIC," says the society.
One central goal of BOSS is to provide an open source Linux "alternative to using illegal unlicensed proprietary software," says C-DAC. The ultimate objective is to spread beyond government implementations to "enable the non-English literate people of India to be exposed to the benefits of FOSS and GNU/Linux," says the group. C-DAC wants to equip computers in India-sponsored Community Information Centers and Internet cafes with BOSS so users across India can access the Internet in their native languages.
The distro now offers full desktop support for 18 languages used in India including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, and English, and is designed to be "easily localized to meet local needs and language," says C-DAC. It also offers various features designed primarily for government use.
New features for BOSS 3.0 are said to include:
• Linux 2.6.22 kernel
• GNOME and KDE desktops
• Support for 18 Indian languages
• Bluetooth support
• Liferea RSS feed reader and PDF viewer
• Faster system startup and login
• Improved support for video playback
• Simplified menus
• Alternative 3D desktop view (see image at top)
• TV tuner support
BOSS 3.0's software bundle includes:
• BharatheeyaaOO (a localized version of OpenOffice.org 2.0.1)
• Firefox 3.0
• Gaim
• Xchat
• GIMP image editor
• Bulk document converter migration tool
• Keyjnote presentation tool
• Alacarte menu editor
• Evolution mail client
• Bonfire CD/DVD burning tool
Stated S. Ramakrishnan, Director General, C-DAC, "Our constant endeavor is to increase the adoption of computing among a wide cross section of Indian users, especially those in government first time users and Indian language centric users. NRCFOSS has achieved another milestone by launching the advanced version of BOSS."
Availability
BOSS Linux 3.0 is freely available now, says C-DAC.
C-DAC launches BOSS Linux version 3.0 and signs a Memorandum of Understanding with NIC
New Delhi, September 04, 2008
Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) is India’s own PC operating system and as the most meaningful product to come out of the Indian software industry.
The software has also been endorsed by the Government of India for adoption and implementation in a national scale
It is a Linux distribution developed by NRCFOSS (National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software). This software is also known by the acronym BOSS GNU/Linux or simply BOSS Linux
Features:
• It supports Intel and AMD x86/x86-64 architecture.
• BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server has unique features such as Web server, proxy server, Database server, Mail server, Network server, File and Print server, SMS server, LDAP server.
• BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server is comprised with administration tool such as webmin which is a web based interface, Gadmin, PHP myadmin, PHP LDAP admin, PG admin.
• BOSS GNU/Linux Version 3.0 is coupled with GNOME and KDE Desktop Environment with wide Indian language support & packages, relevant for use in the Government domain.
• Currently BOSS GNU/Linux Desktop is available in almost all the Indian Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bodo, Urdu, Kashmiri, Maithili, Konkani, Manipuri which will enable the mainly non-English literate users in the country to be exposed to ICT and to use the computer more effectively.
• Community Information centers (CIC’s) and internet cafes will also benefit from BOSS GNU/Linux as this software can be utilized to power these outlets and is affordable and easy to install, use and support.
India is gradually working on improving the software sector and working on developing its own software that could help the denizens of India and other government agencies by large.
The Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has upgraded its India-focused GNU Linux distribution. Version 3.0 of Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) Linux adds GNOME and KDE desktop environments, Bluetooth support, and support for 18 Indian languages, says C-DAC.
BOSS was developed by India's National Resource Center for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS), a group supported by Anna University, Chennai, and C-DAC, which is a scientific society of India's Department of Information Technology. BOSS is initially targeting India's government users, says C-DAC, which also announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's National Informatics Center (NIC) to implement the distro "on select eGovernance projects." C-DAC in turn will "support telephonic, email, and portal delivery mechanisms for the eGovernance program of NIC," says the society.
One central goal of BOSS is to provide an open source Linux "alternative to using illegal unlicensed proprietary software," says C-DAC. The ultimate objective is to spread beyond government implementations to "enable the non-English literate people of India to be exposed to the benefits of FOSS and GNU/Linux," says the group. C-DAC wants to equip computers in India-sponsored Community Information Centers and Internet cafes with BOSS so users across India can access the Internet in their native languages.
The distro now offers full desktop support for 18 languages used in India including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, and English, and is designed to be "easily localized to meet local needs and language," says C-DAC. It also offers various features designed primarily for government use.
New features for BOSS 3.0 are said to include:
• Linux 2.6.22 kernel
• GNOME and KDE desktops
• Support for 18 Indian languages
• Bluetooth support
• Liferea RSS feed reader and PDF viewer
• Faster system startup and login
• Improved support for video playback
• Simplified menus
• Alternative 3D desktop view (see image at top)
• TV tuner support
BOSS 3.0's software bundle includes:
• BharatheeyaaOO (a localized version of OpenOffice.org 2.0.1)
• Firefox 3.0
• Gaim
• Xchat
• GIMP image editor
• Bulk document converter migration tool
• Keyjnote presentation tool
• Alacarte menu editor
• Evolution mail client
• Bonfire CD/DVD burning tool
Stated S. Ramakrishnan, Director General, C-DAC, "Our constant endeavor is to increase the adoption of computing among a wide cross section of Indian users, especially those in government first time users and Indian language centric users. NRCFOSS has achieved another milestone by launching the advanced version of BOSS."
Availability
BOSS Linux 3.0 is freely available now, says C-DAC.
C-DAC launches BOSS Linux version 3.0 and signs a Memorandum of Understanding with NIC
New Delhi, September 04, 2008
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