The OpenCD project is a discontinued open-source 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 screened programs for stability, quality, and ease of installation, and only distributed programs available under an OSI-approved open-source license,[2] which allows users to freely use and distribute the disc as they wish. It was sponsored by Canonical Ltd., for a period.
 OpenCD splash screen | |
| Final release | 7.04
/ April 28, 2007[1] |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| License | Open source |
| Website | www |
The project was started in April 2002 in response to an article on linux.com by astrophysics student Henrik Nilsen Omma.[3]
In September 2007, project lead Chris Gray left the project to pursue his own open-source disc, called OpenDisc, citing numerous difficulties[4] which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the OpenCD project. As of September 27, 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development.[5]
Version 07.04
editVersion 07.04 (as the version suggests, released in April 2007) includes the then-latest versions of the following:
- Design: Blender, 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
References
edit- ^ "Open CD releases". releases.theopencd.org. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ TheOpenCD Software Inclusion Criteria
- ^ An idea for Free Software CD by Henrik Nilsen Omma, April 20, 2002.
- ^ Mutiny aboard the good ship TheOpenCD, September 27, 2007.
- ^ OpenCD homepage, September 27, 2007.
External links
edit- Official website
- Development blog
- The OpenCD Italian Edition (Italian localized version)
- The OpenCD Hungarian Edition (Hungarian localized version)
- The OpenCD Dutch Edition
Similar projects
edit- OpenDisc
- TTCS OSSWIN CD
- Vrije Software CD 07.10 (Dutch)
- GNUWin II
- WinLibre,
- Open Source Software CD
- VALO-CD
- LoLiWin (French)
- AccessApps (UK; applications that can be run from a USB stick)
- Chantra (Thai).
- Das Opensource-DVD Projekt (German)
- The teacher's cdtoolbox / La boîte à outil du prof (English and French)
- Cdlibre (Spanish)
- CyanPack (Brazilian)