India's own Operating System - "BOSS"
BOSS- Bharat Operating System Solutions What is BOSS? BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) is a GNU/Linux distribution developed by C-DAC (Center f or Development o f Advanced Computing). BOSS GNU/Linux is the result of a volunteer effort to create a free, high-quality Unix-compatible operating system, complete with a suite of applications. This software package has been described as India's own PC operating system and as the most meaningful product to come out of the Indian software industry. The latest version of this operating sysem, BOSS GNU/Linux Version 3.0, was released in September 2008. The software has also been endorsed by the Government of India for adoption and implementation in a national scale. BOSS GNU/Linux is: Full featured: BOSS includes more than 18200 software packages at present. Users can select which packages to install; BOSS provides a tool for this purpose. You can find a list and descriptions of the packages currently available in BOSS Site. Free ...