Dear All, C-DAC, Chennai has developed an operating system called BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions). It is a GNU/Linux distribution developed for enhancing the use of Free/Open Source Software in the country. 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. Subsequent versions will support the educational domain as well. CDs can be obtained from CDAC Centers: http://bosslinux.in/get-boss-cd/ Abdunnasar. A Scientist B (Library) Centre for Earth Science Studies Trivandrum --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.