[School-GNU-Linux] Announcing the Beta Release of BOSS Gnu/Linux code named as Tarang

Hi Folks ,

The Boss team is proud to announce the Beta Release of BOSS Gnu/Linux
codenamed "Tarang". The Beta Release introduces 3 different cd's ,

1. Live CD
2. Install CD
3. Add on CD.

BOSS Gnu/Linux is a Linux distribution for your desktop , with a fast and
easy install, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by
default, every other package you can imagine available from the
network, and professional technical support from Boss Team.

BOSS Gnu/Linux is one among the four distros which are LSB 3.1 certified.

To Get BOSS Gnu/Linux Beta
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Download BOSS Gnu/Linux Beta here

http://nrcfoss.org.in/boss



About BOSS Gnu/Linux Beta
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To see it all, you'll need to try the CD, but the highlights
include:

 * The Graphical mode installer

 * Faster system startup and login

 * Simplified menu organization

 * Easy access to power management settings with GNOME Power Manager

 * Improved support for video playback

 * GNOME 2.14

 * 3d desktop Eyecandy with Beryl and AIGLX

 * BharatheeyaaOO (A localised openoffice.org 2.0.1 – currently Tamil
and Hindi)

 * X.org 7.1

 * Enhanced Removable Media Support

 * Liferea – RSS/RDF Reader

 * Plug & Play of the devices with Graphical Front-End.

 * Multimedia support – Totem, Xmms

 * TV Tuner Support – xawtv

 * Bluetooth Support

 * Optional NetworkManager for convenient roaming between different
   wireless and wired networks

 * Migration Tool -  Bulk Document converter

 * Presentation Tool  - keyjnote

 * Menu Editor – Alacarte

 * Evolution Mail Client

 * Best of available internet tools – Firefox, Gaim, Xchat, Gnome meeting

 * Input Method – SCIM with Remington Keyboard Layout for Tamil,
Hindi, Punjabi,         Marati

 * CD/DVD Burning tool – bonfire


"Under the hood"

 * gcc 4.1.1

 * g++ 4.1.2

 * glibc 2.3.6

 * linux 2.6.17-2


As always, BOSS includes the very best of the 100% Free / Libre
application software world, and each new release incorporates
countless new features and bugfixes from the development Team.



Feedback and Helping
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Your comments and suggestions will help turn this Beta into the best
release of BOSS ever.If you would like to help shape BOSS,mail us at
nrcfoss@xxxxxxx


If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but
aren't sure, first try asking on the #boss-Nrcfoss IRC channel on
FreeNode, or mail us at  nrcfoss@xxxxxxx


More Information
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You can find out more about BOSS and about this preview release on
our website, IRC channel and wiki. Please
visit:

      *http://nrcfoss.org.in*

      *http://nrcfoss.org.in/boss*


Regards
Chandu
BOSS Developer
NRCFOSS, C-DAC, Chennai

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