So food for thought for NGOs imparting computer training. Please provide us training for using Orka with Linux. On 1/13/15, muruganandan.k <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Avinash, > BOSS is in use for very long, and certain states/UTs like Tamilnadu > and Pondicherry have already deployed it as the only OS or at least as > an alternate in the Government offices. E-Speak engine supported ORCA > works as an efficient screen-reader. We need a bit of orientation and > training to switch over though.... > > On 1/12/15, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm worried about BOSS's compatibility with Screen Reading software? >> Techy friends update, please? >> http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/governments-boss-move-now-a-homegrown-system-to-run-computers/ >> In keeping with its larger 'Make in India' pitch, the government has >> asked states to deploy an open source Linux-based operating system -- >> meant to run official computers -- called BOSS, an acronym for Bharat >> Operating System Solutions. This is being proposed as a 'homegrown' >> alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which is the >> predominant OS in use across Central and state government computer >> systems, alongside other Linux variants such as Redhat and Ubuntu, as >> well as Android and Unix systems. >> >> "DeitY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) has >> written to all the state governments for possible deployment of BOSS >> Linux in the states and UTs," an official said. Developed by the >> Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the Government >> has entrusted a Chennai-based state-owned IT firm with the support and >> promotion of BOSS, the Debian GNU/Linux-based operating system with >> wide Indian languages support that includes Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, >> Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and even Maithili and Bodo. >> >> According to officials, the increased penetration of BOSS is expected >> to have an incremental impact on the Government's Digital India plan >> as it can be leveraged to ensure that a larger number people can have >> access to software in their local language to access the Internet. >> >> At present, the state-owned National Informatics Centre supplies >> proprietary software Windows and Redhat Linux to Government >> departments. The BOSS version of Linux is available for free download >> and compact discs are being made available for free distribution. >> >> "The number of downloads reported from the site is around 70,000. If >> states were to shift over to BOSS as the predominant operating system >> for their IT networks, these numbers would go up sharply," an official >> said. >> >> Before its decision to ask states to deploy the BOSS, the Centre has >> tried pushing the operating system in central government departments. >> Currently, according to DeitY estimates, around 2.5 million >> deployments of BOSS Linux have been done by C-DAC in education, >> government and e-governance sectors. >> >> In order to make the switch-over possible, the Centre has asked C-DAC >> and other agencies to ensure that BOSS Support Centres are set up >> across the country and workshops are being conducted to encourage the >> use of the operating system in the country, officials said. >> >> BOSS 5.0, the latest version of the operating system, reportedly comes >> with several new applications mainly focused on enhanced security and >> user-friendly applications >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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