Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) is a free and open source GNU/Linux distribution developed by the National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) of India.
BOSS GNU/Linux is also known by the acronym BOSS. The latest version is 5.0 .
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 a work that a government department had done".
The software has also been endorsed by the Government of India for adoption and implementation on a national scale. It was developed at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Chennai INDIA.
BOSS GNU/Linux is an "LSB certified" Linux distribution:
The software has been certified by the Linux Foundation for compliance with the Linux Standard Base standard.
BOSS GNU/Linux is derived from Debian GNU/Linux.
BOSS GNU/Linux has had five major releases till February 2011
| Version | Code name | Kernel number | Desktop | Date of release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSS GNU/LinuxEvaluation | Sethu | 2.6.14-2-smp | GNOME 2.8 | |
| BOSS GNU/Linux v1.0 | Tarang | 2.6.17-1-i386 | GNOME 2.14 | |
| BOSS GNU/Linux v2.0 | Anant | 2.6.21-1-486 | GNOME 2.18 | |
| BOSS GNU/Linux Server | 2.6.21 | Jan 2008 | ||
| BOSS GNU/Linux v3.0 | Tejas | 2.6.22-3-486 | GNOME 2.20 and KDE 3.5 | Sep 2008 |
| BOSS GNU/Linux v4.0 | Savir | 2.6.32-5-686 | GNOME 2.30.2 and KDE 4.4.5 | Feb 2011 |
| BOSS GNU/Linux v5.0 | Anokha | 3.10 | GNOME 3.4.2, KDE 4.8.4 and Xfce 4.8 | August 2013 |
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