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BlankOn

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BlankOn Linux
BlankOn logo
Company / developer YPLI & Ubuntu-id
OS family Linux
Working state Current
Source model Open source
Latest stable release 5.0 "Nanggar"[1] / June 16, 2009; 16 months ago (2009-06-16)
Kernel type Monolithic
License Various
Official website www.blankonlinux.or.id
BlankOn Linux is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu developed by Yayasan Penggerak Linux Indonesia (YPLI) and Komunitas Ubuntu Indonesia (Ubuntu-id.org).

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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]

[edit] Release

Compiz on BlankOn Lontara

[edit] BlankOn 1.0

Code Name : Bianglala

[edit] BlankOn 2.0

Code Name : Konde - Released 15 November 2007

[edit] BlankOn 3.0

Code Name : Lontara - Released 27 April 2008

[edit] BlankOn 4.0

Code Name : Meuligoe - Released 15 November 2008

[edit] BlankOn 5.0

Code Name : Nanggar - Released 16 June 2009

[edit] BlankOn 6.0

Code Name : Ombilin - Released June 2010

[edit] BlankOn 7.0

Code Name : Pattimura - UnReleased

[edit] 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]

[edit] YPLI

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

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Catatan Rilis BlankOn 5.0 Nanggar". Blankon Linux. http://www.blankonlinux.or.id/catatan-rilis-5.0.html. 
  2. ^ "Selamat Datang di Situs Pengembangan BlankOn". Blankon Linux. http://dev.blankonlinux.or.id/. 
  3. ^ "Pertanyaan Umum BlankOn". Blankon Linux. http://dev.blankonlinux.or.id/. 
  4. ^ "Seputar BlankOn". Blankon Linux. http://dev.blankonlinux.or.id/attachment/wiki/BlanKonf/2009/Presentasi/seputar-blankon.odp. 
  5. ^ "Building an Indonesian GNU/Linux - BlankOn Linux". UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network. http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/indonesia/case-studies/blankon/. 


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