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This article is about the open source software distribution. For the Enhanced Music CD software, see Opendisc.
OpenDisc 
Stable release 10.12 / December 7, 2010[1] Development status Active Operating system Microsoft Windows Website http://theopendisc.com/ The OpenDisc project offers a selection of high quality open source software on a disc for Microsoft Windows users. The aims of the project are "to provide a free alternative to costly software, with equal or often better quality equivalents to proprietary, shareware or freeware software for Microsoft Windows", and "to educate users of Linux as an operating system for home, business and educational use".[2]
The project was created in September 2007 by former OpenCD project lead Chris Gray, who cited numerous difficulties[3] which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the Canonical sponsored project. As of the 27th September 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development (the former OpenCD project was replaced by OpenDisc).[4]
Contents
Overview
Version 10.12 [1] includes the latest versions (as of early December 2010) of the following:[5]
- Design: Blender (2.49b), Dia (0.97.1-1), The GIMP (2.6.11), Inkscape (0.48), NVU (1.0), Scribus (1.3.3.14), Tux Paint (0.9.21)
- Educational: CaRMetal (3.5.4), Guido van Robot (4.4), Maxima (5.22.1)
- Games: Battle for Wesnoth (1.8.5), Enigma (1.01), Freeciv (2.2.3), FreeCol (0.9.5), Neverball (1.5.4), PokerTH (0.8.1), Sokoban YASC (1.551), TuxMath (1.9.0), TuxType (1.8.1)
- Internet: Alliance (1.0.6), FileZilla (3.3.5.1), Firefox (3.6.12), HTTrack (3.43-9C), Miro (3.5), Pidgin (2.7.7), RSSOwl (2.0.6), SeaMonkey (2.0.10), Thunderbird (3.1.6), TightVNC (2.0.2), Vuze (4.2.0.2), WinSCP (4.1.9)
- Multimedia: Audacity (1.2.6), Avidemux (2.5.4), Celestia (1.60), InfraRecorder (0.51), Really Slick Screensavers (0.1), Songbird (1.8.0-1800), Stellarium (0.10.6), Sumatra PDF (1.2), TuxGuitar (1.2), VLC media player (1.1.5)
- Productivity: DjVuLibre (3.5.23+4.6), FreeMind (0.8.1), GanttProject (2.0.10), GnuCash (2.2.9), Notepad2 (3.0.20), OpenOffice.org (3.2.1)
- Utilities: 7-Zip (9.20), Abakt (0.9.5), ClamWin (0.96.4), GTK+ (2.16.0), TrueCrypt (7.0a), Workrave (1.9.2)
Derivatives
There are several derivatives of the OpenDisc:
- OpenEducationDisc 10.10: simple English interface for students aged 11+, focused on educational functionality, several programs included which aren't in the OpenDisc such as GANTT Project, GraphCalc; chosen for their educational use. It won the Teach First school project competition in 2007.
- Translations: in progress as of 2010.
- VALO-CD: a Finnish project similar to OpenDisc.
See also
References
- ^ a b "OpenDisc 10.12 Released!". Theopendisc.com. http://www.theopendisc.com/2010/12/opendisc-10-12-released/. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ About the OpenDisc project, 25th September 2007.
- ^ Mutiny aboard the good ship OpenCD, 27th September 2007.
- ^ OpenCD homepage, 27th September 2007.
- ^ "List of Programs included". Theopendisc.com. http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
External links
- Official website
- Development blog
- OpenDisc at SourceForge.net
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