OpenDisc

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OpenDisc splash screen

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 free alternatives to costly proprietary software, and to educate users on GNU/Linux as an Operating System^[1].

The project was created in September 2007 by former OpenCD project lead Chris Gray, who cited numerous difficulties^[2] which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the aforementioned Canonical sponsored project. As of the 27th September 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development.^[3]

1 Version 07.10
2 Derivatives
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Version 07.10

Version 07.10 includes the latest versions — as of late September 2007 — of the following:

Design: Blender (2.44), Dia (0.96.1-7), The GIMP (2.2.17), Inkscape (0.45.1-1), NVU (1.0), Scribus (1.3.3.9), Tux Paint (0.9.17)
Games: Battle for Wesnoth (1.2.6a), Enigma (1.01), Neverball (1.4.0), Sokoban YASC (1.393)
Internet: Azureus (2.5.0.4a), FileZilla (2.2.32), Firefox (2.0.0.6), Pidgin (2.1.0), HTTrack (3.41-3), RSSOwl (1.2.3), SeaMonkey (1.1.4), Thunderbird (2.0.0.6), TightVNC (1.3.9), WinSCP (4.0.3)
Multimedia: Audacity (1.2.6), Celestia (1.4.1), Really Slick Screensavers (0.1), Stellarium (0.9.0), Sumatra PDF (0.7), VLC (0.8.6c)
Productivity: GnuCash (2.2.1), MoinMoin (1.5.5a-1), Notepad2 (2.0.15), OpenOffice.org (2.2.1), PDFCreator (0.9.3)
Utilities: 7-zip (4.42), Abakt (0.9.5), ClamWin (0.91.1), GTK+ (2.10.13), HealthMonitor (3.1), TrueCrypt (4.3a), Workrave (1.8.4)

[edit] Derivatives

There are several derivatives of the OpenDisc

OpenEducationDisc 08.05: 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: as of 2007 in progress.