OpenDisc
Encyclopedia
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 a free alternative to costly software, with equal or often better quality equivalents to proprietary
, shareware
or freeware
software for Microsoft Windows", and "to educate users of Linux
as an operating system
for home, business and educational use".
The project was created in September 2007 by former OpenCD project lead Chris Gray, who cited numerous difficulties which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the Canonical
sponsored project. As of the 27th September 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development (the former OpenCD project was replaced by OpenDisc).
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
users. The aims of the project are "to provide a free alternative to costly software, with equal or often better quality equivalents to proprietary
Proprietary software
Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary...
, shareware
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
or freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
software for Microsoft Windows", and "to educate users of Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
as an operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
for home, business and educational use".
The project was created in September 2007 by former OpenCD project lead Chris Gray, who cited numerous difficulties which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the Canonical
Canonical Ltd.
Canonical Ltd. is a private company founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu Linux and related projects. Canonical is registered in London and employs staff around the world...
sponsored project. As of the 27th September 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development (the former OpenCD project was replaced by OpenDisc).
Overview
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(0.48), NVUNvuNvu is a WYSIWYG HTML editor, based on the Composer component of Mozilla Application Suite and Gecko 1.7. It is a common WYSIWYG editor for Linux, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, intended to be an open source equivalent to proprietary software like Microsoft Expression Web and Adobe Dreamweaver...
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(2.7.7), RSSOwlRSSOwlRSSOwl is a news aggregator for RSS and Atom News feeds. It is written in Java, and is built on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform which uses SWT as a widget toolkit to allow it to fit in with the look and feel of different operating systems while remaining cross-platform...
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(1.9.2)
Derivatives
There are several derivatives of the OpenDisc:- OpenEducationDisc 10.10: simple English interface for students aged 11+, focused on educational functionality, several programs included which aren't in the OpenDisc such as GANTT Project, GraphCalcGraphCalcGraphCalc is an open source and GPLed computer program that runs in Microsoft Windows and Linux that provides the functionality of a graphing calculator....
; chosen for their educational use. It won the Teach FirstTeach FirstTeach First is an independent educational charity United Kingdom, Reg. No. 1098294, founded in 2002. Its mission is to address educational disadvantage by transforming exceptional graduates into effective, inspirational teachers and leaders in all fields...
school project competition in 2007. - Translations: in progress as of 2010.
- VALO-CDVALO-CDVALO-CD is a distribution of open source software on a CD for Microsoft Windows. VALO-CD aims to spread knowledge and use of open source software. VALO-CD originates from Finland and was originally available only in Finnish. Since version 7 an international version of VALO-CD has also been...
: a Finnish project similar to OpenDisc.
See also
- GNUWin IIGNUWin IIGNUWin II was a large collection of free software for Microsoft Windows created by the Linux User Group of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne...
- WinLibreWinLibreWinLibre was a package of free and open source software for Microsoft Windows, in French and English. WinLibre is no longer maintained, as its latest version is 0.3.1 from December 18, 2004...
- Open Source Software CDOpen Source Software CDThe Open Source Software CD was a collection of about 150 open-source programs for Microsoft Windows. It contained programs for software development, fun and games, Internet, multimedia, productivity, security, text editing, and utilities. It was last updated in December 2005, and is no longer...
- LoLiWinLoLiWinLike OpenDisc for English-speaking users, LoLiWin aims to introduce French-speaking users of Microsoft Windows to the benefits of free and open source software . It is a DVD image that can freely be downloaded and copied.-See also:* OpenDisc...