OpenCD

OpenCD splash screen

The now defunct OpenCD project aimed to introduce users of Microsoft Windows to the benefits of free and open source software (FOSS). 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. It was sponsored by Canonical Ltd, which also sponsors the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu.

In September 2007, project lead Chris Gray left the project to pursue his own open source disc, called OpenDisc, citing numerous difficulties which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the OpenCD project. As of the 27th September 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development.

Version 07.04

OpenCD main menu

OpenCD main menu

Version 07.04 includes the latest versions of the following:

• Design: Blender, The GIMP, Inkscape, NVU, Scribus, Tux Paint.
• 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

Inkscape program page

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).
• Das Opensource-DVD Projekt (German)
• The teacher's cdtoolbox / La boîte à outil du prof (English and French)