Dear Comrades,
Government has not issued directive for use of Open
Source Software (OSS) in computers in place of micro software
across the country. National Informatics Centre, NIC has implemented OSS
in many central and state government departments. NIC has also established Open
Technology Centre (OTC) to spearhead the adoption of Free and Open
Source Software (FOSS) in e-Governance applications
based on Open Standards.
At present, OSS is being used in 115 departments in the country for various
applications. In all, 28 states/UT`s are
using OSS for various applications.
For popularization and
promotion of Free and Open Source Software in the country, National Resource Centres
(NRCFOSSs) have been set up for R&D, FOSS deployment, support, awareness building and human resource
development. NRCFOSS CDAC Chennai has brought out an open source
GNU/Linux based operating system named as Bharat Operating System
Solutions (BOSS) with Indian languages support. BOSS can be downloaded from http://bosslinux.in. BOSS Support Centres have been
set up across the country for providing hand-holding support to users. BOSS is
being deployed in various departments for e-governance, office and
education applications.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Communications and Information
Technology Shri Sachin Pilot in written reply to a
question in Lok Sabha on
8.8.2012.
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