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Chandan M C | 24 Jan 05:22

Indian Version of GNU/Linux named as BOSS GNU/Linux 1.0 (Bharat Operating System Solutions) code named as Tarnag, based on

Indian Version of GNU/Linux named as BOSS GNU/Linux 1.0 (Bharat Operating System Solutions) code named as Tarnag, based on
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (Etch) is launched

BOSS, an Indian version of Linux, is the result of the efforts initiated by NRCFOSS (National Resource centre for Free/OpeSource Software)

resided at C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Chennai, India) a Scientific Society of Minitry of Communications and

Information Technology, in the country, made specfically for the Indian environment, it consists of a pleasing Desktop environment coupled with

Indian languages support and other pacakges that are most relevant for use in the Government
domain.The ulitmate goal is to localise it into all
22 official Indian languages so that Information Technology can reach even the non-english speaking masses who are denied its benefits today.

The NRCFOSS choose Debian for its high versatility and reliability as well as the guarantee to always remain 100% Free Software.

BOSS developers are in the process of contributing their work on some of the products they have included in BOSS, such as BulkDocConverter

(An openoffice macro) and Presentation tool (based on Keyjnote) and few others.

The system consists of Three CDs

1. Install Cd
2. Live Cd
3. Utility Cd (An Add on Cd)

About India
------------

India (Devanagari:Bharat), officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area,
the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world. India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres,

bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east. India borders Pakistan to the west;
China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north-east and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is the vicinity of Srilanka,

Maldives and Indonesia.

About NRCFOSS

The National ResourceCentre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) is a program of the department of Information Technolofy, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. NRCFOSS aims to contribute to the growth of FOSS in India through Research and Development, Human Resource Development, Networking and Entrepreneurship Development and as well serve as the reference point for all FOSS related activities in the country.

Website: http://www.nrcfoss.org.in

About C-DAC

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) established in March 1988, as a Scientific Society of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. CDAC is primarily an R&D institution involved i nthe design, development and deployment of electronics and advanced Information Technology (IT) products and solutions.

About Debian
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Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, developed by more than a thousand volunteers from all over the world who collaborate via the
Internet. Debian's dedication to Free Software, its non-profit nature, and its open development model make it unique among GNU/Linux

distributions.

The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its dedication to the Debian Social Contract, and its commitment to provide the best

operating system possible.

References
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BOSS Gnu/Linux

http://www.nrcfoss.org.in/boss

NRCFOSS

http://www.nrcfoss.org.in

C-DAC

http://www.cdac.in

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Andreas Tille | 24 Jan 08:45

Re: Indian Version of GNU/Linux named as BOSS GNU/Linux 1.0 (Bharat Operating System Solutions) code named as Tarnag, based on

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Chandan M C wrote:

> *Indian Version of GNU/Linux named as BOSS GNU/Linux 1.0  (Bharat
> Operating System Solutions) code named as Tarnag, based on
> Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (Etch) is launched *

Great.

> Information Technology, in the country, made specfically for the
> Indian environment,

Can you be so kind to be a little bit more verbose on the specifics.

> it consists of a pleasing Desktop environment

We hope to target this natively in Debian.  What exactly are you imssing?

> coupled with Indian languages support

Debian does a big effort in i18n.  I'm keeping the relevant list
(debian-i18n <at> lists.debian.org) in CC.  What are you missing? Which
features should we include to simplify your work?

> and other pacakges that are most relevant for use in the Government
> domain.

Well, this sounds like a similar initiative like Debian-eGov

     http://wiki.debian.org/Debian-eGov

well, I admit that this initiative seems to be cleeping currently,
but what about waking up the beast?  Which packages are you missing
in Debian to consider it fit for government work?  Do you need
sponsors for your packages into official Debian? (Feel free to ask
in case you do not know about the sponsoring program - we would like
to invite you to take part into the official Debian movement.)

> The ulitmate goal is to localise it into all
> 22 official Indian languages so that Information Technology can reach
> even the non-english speaking masses who are denied its benefits
> today.

Great.  This exactly fits the debian-i18n work.  This team would be
more than happy to apply your patches to reduce the workload you would
have to build your own Linux distribution.

> The NRCFOSS choose Debian for its high versatility and reliability as
> well as the guarantee to always remain 100% Free Software.

Many thanks for your trust into Debian.

> BOSS developers are in the process of contributing their work on some
> of the products they have included in BOSS, such as BulkDocConverter

Hmm, sounds like quite a hidden tool - I got only one Google hit.
Could you provide a link and perhaps file a wishlist bug report
to the OpenOffice.org package to include the macro as add on (or
whatever seems promissing for the inclusion into Debian if you regard
this as valuable for your work).

> About India
> ------------
>
> India (Devanagari:Bharat), officially the Republic of India, is a
> country in South Asia. ...

A, well, thanks for this introduction.  This reminds me of a funny
story when a Danish representative went to India and he was asked
that he should point to his home country on a globe.  The representative
pointed to Greenland - and people were impressed. 
So OK, I guess the location of India is known to most people on this
list and it is nearly safe that we will be able to point on it on a
globe without country boundaries. 

> About Debian
> ------------

I'd like to add some information about Debian: On
    http://db.debian.org/search.cgi
you find three entries from India (and I know other Debian
developers who have roots in India and live outside the country).
Compared to the huge country this is a drastically low "density
of Debian developers".  Just have a look at

    http://people.debian.org/~edward/globe/countries/
or
    http://people.debian.org/~edward/globe/average/

(Unfortunately both figures are not up to date, but the tendency
  did not change drastically since it was updated.)

So, if you want to change this situation - it is up to you.  We
can do less against this without you people from India.

> The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its

So to conclude my mail: You are invited warmhearted to join the
Debian community and contribute your efforts directly into Debian.

Kind regards

         Andreas.

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http://fam-tille.de

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Lloyd R. Prentice | 25 Jan 00:56

Re: Indian Version of GNU/Linux named as BOSS GNU/Linux 1.0 (Bharat Operating System Solutions) code named as Tarnag, based on

Congratulations, Chandan!

Sounds like an outstanding effort.

Best wishes,

Lloyd R. Prentice