[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