India's new official OS
Following the trend of ‘Make In India’, another step
has been taken towards digitization of India.
In this bold move, the
government in all set to resurrect their own operating system which is named
Bharat Operating System Solutions or BOSS.
This OS, which was initially developed in 2007 by
National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) of India, is a
free and open source operating system. The latest version of BOSS was released
in 2013, after that it is said to have undergone many changes to fit the
process.
According to a report
by DNA, it has been launched
to overcome the vulnerabilities that exist in government cyberspace which lead
to frequent hacking attempts by Chinese hackers and Indian group of hackers.
Government officials have reported that the system
will be unveiled and discussed in an internal meeting in union home ministry
during this week. The latest version of BOSS, which has been tweaked by C-DAC
(Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) has passed all tests of attacks
during the trial period.
The OS is available in
18 languages including regional languages such as Assamese, Malayalam, Bengali,
Marathi, Gujarati and many others.
It has an on-screen
keyboard and a bulk file converter inbuilt in the system to ensure a safe
and speedy transfer of data from one OS to BOSS.
It is actually a “LBS
certified” Linux distribution, which means that the software has been certified
by the Linux Foundation for
compliance with the Linux Standard Base standard.
It’s being claimed that fresh codes have been written
for this OS, and is being given to department of electronics and information
technology (DEITY) to make it foolproof and ready to use for the ministry.
In future, the government plans to collaborate with
industry giants to develop it further to create an open source OS with hardware
and network systems that are BOSS friendly.
The reports leaked by
Edward Snowden had brought to light the vulnerabilities of most countries’
cyberspace.
It also showed that India was the most scrutinized
nation by the US intelligence agencies. However, a successful implementation
may safeguard our cyberspace from unethical hacking attacks in the future.
We really hope it becomes a reality and
we get to switch from ‘Hey Cortana’ to ‘Yess Boss’
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