OpenDisc

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Open Disc (previously known as The Open CD) is a collection of the best Open Source Software for MS Windows. This makes for a great way to introduce your friends and family to the power and quality of Open Source Software.

I've created a suitable label for printing on CDs (this looks especially good on Light Scribe Discs):

[Scribus Source Files]

What's on the 7.09 (August 2007) disc:

Some packages may require one or more of:

  • Java Runtime Environment (available for download)
  • .Net 1.1 runtime (available for download)
  • GDI+ (part of Win XP, available for download)
  • GTK+ (free on CD)

Design

  • Blender (2.44) -- 3D animation
  • GIMP (2.2.17) -- Photoshop-like image editor
  • Inkscape (0.45.1-1) -- vector graphics editor (SVG based)
  • Nvu (1.0) -- WYSIWYG HTML editor/uploader
  • Scribus (1.3.3.9) -- desktop publishing
  • Tuxpaint (0.9.17) -- child-oriented drawing/painting program

Games

  • Battle for Wesnoth (1.2.6a) -- Fantasy-themed strategy game
  • Enigma (1.01) -- maze game
  • Neverball (1.4.0) -- miniature golf plus timed obstacle course
  • Sokoban YASC (1.392) -- maze game

Internet

  • Azureus (2.5.0.4a) -- distribute large files via Bit``Torrent protocol
  • File``Zilla (2.2.32) -- FTP client
  • Firefox (2.0.0.6) -- Web browser
  • Pidgin (2.1.0) -- multiprotocol IM client (formerly Gaim)
  • HTTrack (3.41-2) -- Website scraper
  • RSSOwl (1.2.3) -- RSS client
  • Sea``Monkey (1.1.4) -- browser and email
  • Thunderbird (2.0.0.6) -- email client
  • TightVNC (1.3.9) -- remotely view and control another PC
  • WinSCP (4.0.3) -- SFTP and SCP client

Multimedia

  • Audacity (1.2.6) -- record, edit, mix audio
  • Celestia (1.4.1) -- planetarium
  • Really Slick Screensavers (0.1) -- Open GL cool screensavers
  • Stellarium (0.9.0) -- planetarium

Productivity

  • Moin``Moin Desktop Edition (1.5.5a-1) -- local PC-based Wiki
  • Notepad2 (2.0.15) -- a simple editor with syntax highlighting
  • Open``Office.org2 (2.2.1) -- Office clone
  • PDF Creator (0.9.3) -- print any doc``u``ment to PDF file

Utilities

  • 7-Zip (4.42) -- pack/unpack various zip and other archive files
  • Abakt (0.9.5) -- Windows backup utility, interactive or command line
  • Clam``Win (0.91.1) -- anti-virus (does not scan email or compressed folders)
  • GIMP Tool Kit (GTK+) (2.10.13) -- GUI toolkit
  • Health``Monitor (3.1) -- monitor PC load, etc.
  • Workrave (1.8.4) -- exercises to recover from RSI

(Feel free to update this list with later versions of OpenCD or Open``Disc)

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