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Vishwanath Ahire
Vishwanath Ahire

This document summarizes the BOSS operating system, an Indian Linux distribution developed by C-DAC for use in the government domain. It provides an introduction to BOSS, outlines its history and releases from 2007 to 2015, describes its key features like a graphical installer and Indian language support. The document also compares BOSS to commercial alternatives like Windows, discusses internet and special purpose tools included in BOSS, and highlights advantages like free access while noting disadvantages like limited software compatibility.

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Seminar on Presented By Mr. Vishwanath Uttam Ahire Guided By Mr. Prashant C. Harne
CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. HISTORY 3. FEATURES 4. BOSS VARIANTS 5. ARCHITECTURE 6. COMPARISON 7. INTERNET TOOLS 8. SPECIAL PURPOSE TOOLS 9. ADVANTAGES 10. DISADVANTAGE 11. FUTURE SCOPE 12. CONCLUSION 13. REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION Product from NRCFOSS Linux distribution developed by C-DAC. Made specifically for the Indian environment for use in the government domain. The ultimate goal is to localize in all Indian regional languages.
HISTORY BOSS 1.0(tarang) released in 10 January 2007 BOSS 2.0(anant) released in 17 September 2007 BOSS 3.0(tejas) - released in 04 September 2008 BOSS 4.0(savir) - released in 02 August 2012 BOSS 5.0(anokha) - released in 23 December 2013 - focused on enhanced Security and User friendliness. BOSS v6.0(anoop) - released in 04 March 2015 - supports Intel 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, a 3D desktop environment, Graphic installer, Office application software.
FEATURES User Friendly Graphical Installer Indian version of OpenOffice BharatheeyaOO 3D Desktop Auto detection of devices Hardware support for digital cameras, printers, scanners, bluetooth, Wifi. Automounting of all Harddisk partitions Multimedia support
BOSS VARIANTS Desktop version Education version Server version Notebooks version Desktop Version
EduBOSS Version
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ARCHITECTURE
COMPARISON BOSS Vs Commercial Equivalents(Windows) Component BOSS Commercial Office Suite Bharateeya OO Microsoft Office* Internet Browser Iceweasel Internet Explorer E-mail Client Icedove Outlook Express Design/Desktop Publishing GIMP Adobe Photoshop* Instant Messaging Client Pidgin Windows Messenger* CD Burning Gnome Baker Nero* Media Player Totem Windows Media Player Audio Player Banshee Winamp* PDF Viewer Evince Adobe PDF Viewer*
INTERNET TOOLS
SPECIAL PURPOSE TOOLS BOSS Bulk Document Converter BOSS Presentation Tool 3D Desktop
ADVANTAGES Free to install, Easy to get A stable operating system Access to free software Easy updating software Available in many different languages
DISADVANTAGES BOSS cannot run many of the Windows Program. Learning BOSS is necessary as it is different from other operating system.
FUTURE SCOPE Digital Data security for India especially, when countries like U.S and China are leaving no opportunities to hack data from Indian servers and Its usefull to digital india program.
CONCLUSION This OS will be the best OS to use in the government offices to keep the data safe and secure from the attack of hackers and it is alternative to the windows os.
REFERENCES Aggarwal V., Alawadhi N. (2014),"Governments OS BOSS dying a slow death due to lack of patronage", ET Bureau. [Online]Available:http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014 09_24/news/542 _c-dac-advanced-computing-support Alspaugh, T.A., Asuncion, H.A., Scacchi, W. (2011). Dominik Richter, Hangjung Zo, Michael Maruschke,"A Comparative Analysis of Open Source Software Usage in Germany, Brazil, and India", IEEE, 2009.
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  • 1. Seminar on Presented By Mr. Vishwanath Uttam Ahire Guided By Mr. Prashant C. Harne
  • 2. CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. HISTORY 3. FEATURES 4. BOSS VARIANTS 5. ARCHITECTURE 6. COMPARISON 7. INTERNET TOOLS 8. SPECIAL PURPOSE TOOLS 9. ADVANTAGES 10. DISADVANTAGE 11. FUTURE SCOPE 12. CONCLUSION 13. REFERENCES
  • 3. INTRODUCTION Product from NRCFOSS Linux distribution developed by C-DAC. Made specifically for the Indian environment for use in the government domain. The ultimate goal is to localize in all Indian regional languages.
  • 4. HISTORY BOSS 1.0(tarang) released in 10 January 2007 BOSS 2.0(anant) released in 17 September 2007 BOSS 3.0(tejas) - released in 04 September 2008 BOSS 4.0(savir) - released in 02 August 2012 BOSS 5.0(anokha) - released in 23 December 2013 - focused on enhanced Security and User friendliness. BOSS v6.0(anoop) - released in 04 March 2015 - supports Intel 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, a 3D desktop environment, Graphic installer, Office application software.
  • 5. FEATURES User Friendly Graphical Installer Indian version of OpenOffice BharatheeyaOO 3D Desktop Auto detection of devices Hardware support for digital cameras, printers, scanners, bluetooth, Wifi. Automounting of all Harddisk partitions Multimedia support
  • 6. BOSS VARIANTS Desktop version Education version Server version Notebooks version Desktop Version
  • 10. COMPARISON BOSS Vs Commercial Equivalents(Windows) Component BOSS Commercial Office Suite Bharateeya OO Microsoft Office* Internet Browser Iceweasel Internet Explorer E-mail Client Icedove Outlook Express Design/Desktop Publishing GIMP Adobe Photoshop* Instant Messaging Client Pidgin Windows Messenger* CD Burning Gnome Baker Nero* Media Player Totem Windows Media Player Audio Player Banshee Winamp* PDF Viewer Evince Adobe PDF Viewer*
  • 12. SPECIAL PURPOSE TOOLS BOSS Bulk Document Converter BOSS Presentation Tool 3D Desktop
  • 13. ADVANTAGES Free to install, Easy to get A stable operating system Access to free software Easy updating software Available in many different languages
  • 14. DISADVANTAGES BOSS cannot run many of the Windows Program. Learning BOSS is necessary as it is different from other operating system.
  • 15. FUTURE SCOPE Digital Data security for India especially, when countries like U.S and China are leaving no opportunities to hack data from Indian servers and Its usefull to digital india program.
  • 16. CONCLUSION This OS will be the best OS to use in the government offices to keep the data safe and secure from the attack of hackers and it is alternative to the windows os.
  • 17. REFERENCES Aggarwal V., Alawadhi N. (2014),"Governments OS BOSS dying a slow death due to lack of patronage", ET Bureau. [Online]Available:http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014 09_24/news/542 _c-dac-advanced-computing-support Alspaugh, T.A., Asuncion, H.A., Scacchi, W. (2011). Dominik Richter, Hangjung Zo, Michael Maruschke,"A Comparative Analysis of Open Source Software Usage in Germany, Brazil, and India", IEEE, 2009.