Open Source conference
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| Bangalore: The two-day Bangalore leg of Open Source India Week (OSIW) starts
| on February 11 at the Indian Institute of Science. The event, featuring Linux
| and other Open Source platforms and applications, will also include Techzone,
| which will have workshops and technical sessions, mobile phone solutions,
| open source solutions for the disabled and sessions on entrepreneurship.
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http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/10/stories/2008021055390500.htm
Related:
BOSS 2.0 Released
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| Finally our Indian Version of GNU/Linux is released on 17th September 2007 in
| the Connect 2007 program.
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http://bosslinux.in/boss-release
BOSS in Linux from C-DAC
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| BOSS Linux was made specifically for the Indian environment, it consists of a
| pleasing desktop environment coupled with Indian language support and other
| packages that are most relevant for use in the government domain.
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http://youvibe.blogspot.com/2007/09/boss-in-linux-from-c-dac.html
BOSS Linux makes new users feel at home
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| First-time Linux users should find BOSS pretty usable; its selection of
| applications and ability to work with Bluetooth devices, mount other
| partitions on the disk, and share files across the network, out of the box,
| make it a good distro for first-time Linux users.
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http://www.linux.com/articles/60764
BOSS Tarang 1.1 Review
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| BOSS Linux, based in India, is trying to be the first Linux
| distribution trying to support all official languages of India.
| It does also support English which is also being used more in
| that country.
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http://gnuman.com/distros/boss_tarang_1.1_review.html
Red Hat in talks with states for open source solution
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| The open source software business is gaining momentum in the country with
| governments keen on adopting this technology.
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Red_Hat_in_talks_with_states_for_open_source_solution/rssarticleshow/2283777.cms
Time for a switch?
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| Linux is powerful, easy to use and free. Naturally, it’s becoming the
| Operating System of choice for many internet aficionados.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pune_Times/Time_for_a_switch/articleshow/2257068.cms
C-DAC Releases Five New Products at Elitex 2008
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| C-DAC’s commitment towards bridging the digital divide with Free and Open
| Source Software has crossed another major milestone with the release of
| Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) Server Version, which can be used
| in the Government departments as an Intranet Server. The BOSS Linux Server
| has several valuable features that includes a user-friendly GUI Front end
| that has Fire fox, Thunderbird and also supports printers and USB devices
| such as cameras. Presently it supports Intel and AMD x86/x86-64 architecture
| and is being tested on other architectures. Another key feature of BOSS Linux
| is the ability to remotely control the server. BOSS Linux Server is mainly
| targeted towards Government departments / SME’s and also towards Linux distro
| (distribution) developers for further development on Linux.
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http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=14841
Laptop training for T. Nadu IAS officers
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| They were given orientation in Suse Linux and Windows XP operating
| systems, since the laptop computers were loaded with them and Suse
| Linum operating system was a new technology, an official press
| release here said.
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http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200707052027.htm
ELCOT's success story of Suse linux migration
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| Electronic Corporation of TamilNadu, India is the Information Technology
| arm of Government of TamilNadu, India. ELCOT is a fully owned Government
| Company. ELCOT migrated all its operations to suse linux OS within a
| period of 12 months. This video shares the success story of ELCOT in
| the suse linux migration (June 2007)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_g72GcaIdc
Laptops for kids? Geeks, language developers are interested
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| "The deployment is two months old and the parents, children and teachers are
| very enthusiastic about this project," reported "Venky", as he is known in
| geek circles.
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| Others wanted to know where they could buy the made-for-children laptop in
| India. "Would somebody tell me where do I purchase OLPC in India?" asked
| Nataraj S. Narayan via the online network.
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http://indiainteracts.com/gossip/2008/02/08/12941/Laptops-for-kids-Geeks-language-developers-are-interested/
One Laptop Per Child Gets The Green Light in India
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| India may have been a late starter in adopting the powerful computer-based
| education program One Laptop Per Child (popularly known as OLPC), a
| brainchild of MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte to bridge the technology
| divide between rich and the poor children in the developing world.
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http://www.govtech.com/gt/216153?topic=118264
One laptop per child finds way into India
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| The one laptop per child (OLPC) project, a brainchild of MIT professor
| Nicholas Negroponte, will soon find its way into Indian homes.
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Hardware/One_laptop_per_child_finds_way_into_India/articleshow/2583239.cms
$100 laptop program still eyes India
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| The so-called $100 laptops for children may make it to India after all.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/25/100.laptop.india.ap/index.html
OLPC makes its entry into India - finally!
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| When the OLPC first made news, a prominent official in the HRD ministry of
| the Indian government had gone on record snubbing the OLPC project ($100
| laptop), even making a preposterous claim that work was under way to create
| India's own $10 laptop. But as things have worked out, OLPC has already made
| an entry into India in the form of a pilot project in a rural primary school
| in a village in the state of Maharasthra.
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http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/11/olpc-makes-its-entry-into-india-finally.html
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