BOSS or Bharat Operating System Solutions is a free and open source Linux distribution developed by the National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) of India. It is generally made for use in government offices. Version 6.0 was released in September 2015. This software package has been described as "India's own PC operating system" and "the most meaningful product to come out of the Indian software industry in decades — and let’s recognize it, this is work that a government department had to do."
Features in version 6.0
The latest Release of BOSS GNU/Linux Version 6.0 – codenamed as Anoop, is coupled with GNOME Desktop Environment 3.14 version with wide Indian language support & packages, relevant for use in the Government domain. This release aims more at enhancing the user interface with more glossy themes and Tab like look and feel on the desktop by coupling latest applications from the community. BOSS Linux 6.0 has Linux kernel 3.16, supports Intel 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, a 3D desktop environment, Graphic installer, Office application software suite Libreoffice, Internet access software (Firefox, email, chat etc.), and file sharing / converter and multimedia applications. This release comes with improved Desktop appealing features that includes Contacts, Documents, Maps, Photos and Music. The All-in-one Notification area notifies the user about Brightness, Networking, System settings all under the same menu.
The desktop comes with an on-screen keyboard with Indian language support. The Smart Common Input Method tool provides input mechanism for Indian languages with Unicode 7.0 support. The Orca Screenreader and Magnifier & E-Speak applications helps people with visual impairments for using the BOSS desktop. The Bulk document converter helps people to easily migrate from other Operating system to BOSS GNU / Linux.
Final Verdict
It is made to look like windows 7 with glossy taskbar. It is not as pre-emptive and appealing as the Ubuntu Linux but is not bad either. It can be used if you want to safeguard your data and is concerned towards your privacy. If you support “Make In India” campaign and want to use something made in India, you can go for it. But if you are windows or macOS’s interface and looks fan and if you like virtual assistant, then you will be disappointed.
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