BlankOn

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      Not confused with Blangkon, a Javanese headdress
      BlankOn Linux
      BlankOn logo
      Company / developer YPLI & Ubuntu-id
      OS family Linux
      Working state Current
      Source model Open source
      Latest stable release 8.0 / August 17, 2012; 9 months ago (2012-08-17)[1]
      Kernel type Monolithic
      License Various

      BlankOn Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian developed by Yayasan Penggerak Linux Indonesia (YPLI).

      Goals

      The goals of BlankOn Linux are to provide a suitable operating system for common PC users in Indonesia, especially in the academic, small/medium enterprise, and government sectors.[2] Since BlankOn 2.0, it has had multimedia support such as MP3, VCD, and DVD, with Indonesian themes and graphics. BlankOn development is open with release frequency of once or twice per year.

      Name Origins

      The name BlankOn originally came from blangkon an ethnic Indonesian headdress, especially common among the Javanese (Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java), Sundanese (West Java and Banten), Maduranese, and Balinese.

      BlankOn means also blank (binary number 0) and on (binary number 1) or digital hat (modern) with ancient (classic) appearance.

      Another meaning of the name could be said to be the transformation from "blank" to "on".[3]

      Philosophy

      The BlankOn developers hope that every BlankOn user can be transformed from "blank" to "filled", to have knowledge that Linux can be used to increase the skills, dignity, and autonomy of the Indonesian people.

      BlankOn is intended to be a motivator for the Indonesian people to use and develop Linux and other FLOSS. BlankOn also means a crash helmet to software proprietary dependency.[4]

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      Release

      Compiz on BlankOn Lontara

      BlankOn 1.0

      Code Name : Bianglala

      BlankOn 2.0

      Code Name : Konde - Released 15 November 2007

      BlankOn 3.0

      Code Name : Lontara - Released 27 April 2008

      BlankOn 4.0

      Code Name : Meuligoe - Released 15 November 2008

      BlankOn 5.0

      Code Name : Nanggar - Released 16 June 2009

      BlankOn 6.0

      Code Name : Ombilin - Released 5 July 2010

      BlankOn 7.0

      Code Name : Pattimura - Released 17 August 2011

      BlankOn 8.0

      Code Name : Rote - Released 5 maret 2012

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      Development

      OpenOffice on BlankOn Lontara
      BlankOn Lontara with Firefox shows the old BlankOn website

      After the launching of BlankOn version 1.0 based on Fedora Core, YPLI and Komunitas Ubuntu Indonesia developed BlankOn version 2.0 (code name: "Konde") based on Ubuntu.

      BlankOn Linux version 1.0 and version 2.0 are sponsored by UNESCO and several other institutions.[5]

      YPLI

      Yayasan Penggerak Linux Indonesia (YPLI) is an organization that develops Linux software and brainware in Indonesia.

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      References

      1. ^ "Peluncuran BlankOn 6.0". Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
      2. ^ "Selamat Datang di Situs Pengembangan BlankOn". Blankon Linux. 
      3. ^ "Pertanyaan Umum BlankOn". Blankon Linux. 
      4. ^ "Seputar BlankOn". Blankon Linux. 
      5. ^ "Building an Indonesian GNU/Linux - BlankOn Linux". UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network. 
      Operating systems that offer the LXDE desktop
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