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 OpenCD splash screen |
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| Latest release | 4. A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product 0 |
| Development status | discontinued |
| License | open source |
| Website | http://theopencd.org/ |
The now defunct OpenCD project aimed to introduce users of Microsoft Windows to the benefits of free and open source software (FOSS). A software license (or software licence in commonwealth usage is a Legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of copyright protected software A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Free and open source software, also F/OSS, FOSS, or FLOSS (for Free/Libre/Open Source Software) is software which is liberally licensed It is a CD image that can freely be downloaded and copied. The OpenCD team screens programs for stability, quality, and ease of installation, and only distributes programs available under an OSI-approved open source license, which allows users to freely use and distribute the disc as they wish. The Open Source Initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting Open-source software. An open source license is a copyright License for Computer software that makes the source code available under terms that allow for modification and redistribution It was sponsored by Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd is a Private company founded (and funded by South African Entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free software
In September 2007, project lead Chris Gray left the project to pursue his own open source disc, called OpenDisc, citing numerous difficulties[1] which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the OpenCD project. The OpenDisc project offers a selection of high quality Open source software on a disc for Microsoft Windows users As of the 27th September 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development. [2]
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Version 07. 04
Version 07. 04 includes the latest versions of the following:
- Design: Blender, The GIMP, Inkscape, NVU, Scribus, Tux Paint. Blender is a free 3D graphics application It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping texturing rigging, water simulations The GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, is a free Raster graphics editor used to process digital graphics and photographs Inkscape is a free and Open source Vector graphics editor application Nvu (pronounced "N-view") is a discontinued WYSIWYG HTML editor, based on the Composer component of Mozilla Application Suite Scribus is a Desktop publishing (DTP application Native versions are available for Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, OS/2, and Microsoft Tux Paint is a free and open source Bitmap graphics editor (a program for creating and processing Raster graphics) geared towards
- Games: Battle for Wesnoth, Enigma, Neverball, Sokoban YASC
- Internet: Azureus, FileZilla, Firefox, Pidgin, HTTrack, RSSOwl, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird, TightVNC, WinSCP
- Multimedia: Audacity, Celestia, Really Slick Screensavers, Stellarium
- Productivity: MoinMoin, Notepad2, OpenOffice.org, PDFCreator
- Utilities: 7-zip, Abakt, ClamWin, GTK+, HealthMonitor, Workrave
References
- ^ Mutiny aboard the good ship OpenCD, 27th September 2007. The Battle for Wesnoth, or simply Wesnoth, is a free Turn-based strategy game designed in June 2003 by David White Enigma is a Computer game based on Oxyd, and is released under the GPL. Neverball is a 3D Platform game similar to Super Monkey Ball. FileZilla Client (also referred to as FileZilla) is a free, Open source, Cross-platform FTP client. Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a multi-platform Instant messaging client. HTTrack is a free and Open source Website copier and Offline browser by Xavier Roche, licensed under the GNU General Public License RSSOwl is a News aggregator for RSS and Atom News feeds It is written in Java, and uses SWT as a Widget toolkit to SeaMonkey is a free, Open source, and Cross-platform Internet suite. Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, Open source, Cross-platform e-mail and News client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. TightVNC is a Cross-platform Open source Remote desktop software application that uses and extends VNC 's RFB protocol to control WinSCP (Windows Secure copy is an Open source SFTP and FTP client for Microsoft Windows. Audacity is a Digital audio editor application Audacity is Cross-platform, using the WxWidgets software library to provide a similar Graphical Celestia is a 3-D Astronomy program created by Chris Laurel The program is based on the Hipparcos Catalogue (HIP and allows users to travel through an extensive For the computer program of the same name see: Stellarium (computer program A stellarium is a 3 dimensional map of the stars typically MoinMoin is a wiki engine implemented in Python, initially based on the PikiPiki wiki engine Notepad2 is an open-source Text editor for Microsoft Windows, released under a BSD Software license. OpenOfficeorg ( OOo or OOo) is a free Cross-platform office application suite available for a number of different computer PDFCreator is an application for converting documents into Portable Document Format (PDF format on Microsoft Windows operating systems 7-Zip is a Free software / Open source File archiver designed originally for Microsoft Windows. ClamWin is a free, open source Antivirus software for Microsoft Windows. GTK+, or The GIMP Toolkit, is a Cross-platform Widget toolkit for creating Graphical user interfaces It is one of the most popular toolkits Workrave is a free Software application intended to prevent computer users from developing or aggravating Occupational diseases such as Carpal
- ^ OpenCD homepage, 27th September 2007.
External links
- Official site
- Development blog
- The OpenCD Italian Edition (Italian localized version)
- The OpenCD Hungarian Edition (Hungarian localized version)
- The OpenCD Dutch Edition
Similar projects
- OpenDisc
- Vrije Software CD 07.10 (Dutch)
- GNUWin II
- WinLibre,
- Open Source Software CD
- LoLiWin (French)
- Chantra (Thai). Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. The OpenDisc project offers a selection of high quality Open source software on a disc for Microsoft Windows users GNUWin II is a large collection of Free software for Microsoft Windows created by the Linux User Group of the EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale WinLibre is a free and open source software distribution for Microsoft Windows, in French and English The Open Source Software CD is a collection of about 150 open-source programs for Microsoft Windows. Like TheOpenCD for English-speaking users LoLiWin aims to introduce French-speaking users of Microsoft Windows to the benefits of Free and open source Chantra is a large collection of open-source software for Microsoft Windows by Software Industry Promotion Agency (Public Organization (SIPA in Thailand
- Das Opensource-DVD Projekt (German)
- The teacher's cdtoolbox / La boîte à outil du prof (English and French)
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