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):
[High Res Large Version] | [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 BitTorrent protocol
FileZilla (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
SeaMonkey (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
MoinMoin Desktop Edition (1.5.5a-1) -- local PC-based Wiki
- Notepad2 (2.0.15) -- a simple editor with syntax highlighting
OpenOffice.org2 (2.2.1) -- Office clone
PDF Creator (0.9.3) -- print any document 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
ClamWin (0.91.1) -- anti-virus (does not scan email or compressed folders)
- GIMP Tool Kit (GTK+) (2.10.13) -- GUI toolkit
HealthMonitor (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 OpenDisc)
Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group