[Fsf-friends] The Open CD... what's it about really?

Frederick Noronha fred@bytesforall.org
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:48:08 +0530 (IST)


URL             :  http://www.theopencd.org/about.php

   The OpenCD is a collection of high-quality Open Source Software. All
   of the programs on the disc run under Windows; the disc is intended to
   be an Open Source showcase. New users can try out Open Source software
   in the comfort of their own, familiar operating system, rather than
   having to take the drastic step of reformatting their hard drive to
   install Linux.
   
   Currently, the disc is aimed solidly at non-techies. The primary
   audience is expected to consist mostly of people who use computers
   regularly for their work, but are not power users. This might be, for
   example, Jane from Accounting, who spends a lot of time working on
   spreadsheets and checking her email. She can find her way around the
   computer without too much trouble, but wouldn't know a kernel from a
   TCP/IP stack. By showing the benefits of Open Source Software to users
   such as these, we hope to encourage its adoption -- in the workplace,
   in schools, and by individuals.
   
   The OpenCD features a CD browser application that allows for easy
   browsing of the programs on the CD. It also includes a selection of
   essays about Open Source philosophy, and links to other programs that
   might be of interest.

                                 The OpenCD
                                      
   The following programs are on the OpenCD. Click a program name to see
    a full description, with screenshots and a link to the program's own
                                 home page.
     * [1]OpenOffice.org 1.0.1
     * [2]DictInstall 0.9.3.2
     * [3]AbiWord 1.0.1
     * [4]Beonex Communicator 0.8.1
     * [5]FileZilla 2.1.1
     * [6]Putty 0.52
     * [7]WinVNC 3.3.3r9
     * [8]XChat 1.8.10a
     * [9]Audacity 1.0
     * [10]CDex 1.40
     * [11]7-Zip 2.24
     * [12]NetTime 2.0b6
     * [13]Win Privacy Tray 0.5.5
     * [14]Sokoban YASC 1.53
     * [15]Celestia 1.2.4
       
     * [16]More OSS Programs
       These are candidate programs, most of which are not currently on
       the CD.
       http://www.theopencd.org/programs/MorePrograms.html