Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) OS
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|---|---|
 BOSS 3.0 (Tejas) | |
| Company / developer | NRCFOSS / CDAC, India |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Free and open source software |
| Initial release | January 10, 2007 |
| Latest stable release | 3.0 / September 5, 2008 |
| Marketing target | General purpose |
| Available language(s) | Multilingual (more than 18) |
| Package manager | dpkg |
| Supported platforms | i386, AMD64[1] |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME and KDE |
| License | GNU GPL & Various others. |
| Official website | www.bosslinux.in |
Features of BOSS Linux
Graphical mode installer;
Faster system startup and login;
Simplified menu organization;
Easy access to power management settings;
Improved support for video playback;
3D Desktop;
BharatheeyaaOO (Localised OpenOffice.org 2.0.1 � currently in Tamil and Hindi);
Enhanced Removable Media support;
Plug & Play support for devices;
Multimedia support;
TV Tuner support;
Bluetooth support;
Optional Network Manager for convenient roaming between different wireless and wired networks;
Migration Tool – Bulk Document converter;
Input Method – SCIM with Remington Keyboard Layout for Tamil, Hindi, Punjabi,and Marati;
Dual Boot Facility;
Automount of existing Hard Disk partitions.
Popular applications inside BOSS Linux:
GNOME Desktop
Liferea – RSS/RDF Reader
Totem
XMMS
GNOME Power Manager
Bonfire
Evolution Mail Client
Firefox
Gaim
Xchat
Alacarte
KeyJnote
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