India's Premier Research and Development organization Center for Development of Advanced Computing has released BOSS (Bharat Operating Systems Solution) Linux, a desktop OS targeted at Government and Education institutions with localization support.
BOSS OS is based on Debian Common Core (DCC) with Gnome as the desktop enviornment.
The idea behind BOSS is to popularise penetration of Linux in desktop environment, where its penetration level is very low (3% of the market share) compared to server market share which stands at 53%.
BOSS Linux OS is bundled with BharateeyaOO, a derivative of Open Office Suite which supports commonly used document types and open standard file types apart from utiliites such as Internet browser, email client, internet messaging client, pdf viewers and important features like bulk document converter and device drivers required for Government domain. The desktop environment and applications have been localised so that Indian languages are used and they have an Indian look and feel.
With the introduction of BOSS linux desktop environment, Open source usage is gathering momentum in India through government and academic institutions.
For more details, visit URL http://www.bosslinux.in/
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