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{{About|the open source software distribution|the Enhanced Music CD software|Opendisc}}

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| screenshot = File:0710splash.png

| latest release version = 12.09

| latest release date = {{release date|df=yes|2012|09|01}}{{cite web |url=http://www.theopendisc.com/2012/09/opendisc-12-09-released/ |title=OpenDisc 12.09 Released! |publisher=Theopendisc.com |date= |accessdate=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917081454/http://www.theopendisc.com/2012/09/opendisc-12-09-released/ |archive-date=17 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}

| operating system = Microsoft Windows

| discontinued = yes

| website = {{URL|http://theopendisc.com/}}

}}

The OpenDisc project offered a selection of high quality open source software on a disc for Microsoft Windows users. The aims of the project were "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".{{cite web |url=http://www.theopendisc.com/about/ |title=About the OpenDisc project |accessdate=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119062554/http://www.theopendisc.com/about/ |archive-date=19 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}

The project was created in September 2007 by former OpenCD project lead Chris Gray, who cited numerous difficulties[http://www.chrisgray.me/2007/09/mutiny-aboard-the-good-ship-theopencd Mutiny aboard the good ship OpenCD], 27 September 2007. which he believed were negatively affecting the progress of the Canonical-sponsored project. As of 27 September 2007, the OpenCD project is no longer under active development (the former OpenCD project was replaced by OpenDisc).[http://www.theopencd.org OpenCD homepage], 27 September 2007. The last updates to the OpenDisc project seem to have been in September 2012.

Contents

Each version contains a GUI menu that offers a description and installer for each program.

Version 12.09 includes what were the latest versions of the following software in September 2012:

Version 11.09 {{cite web|url=http://www.theopendisc.com/2011/09/opendisc-11-09-released/ |title=OpenDisc 11.09 Released! |publisher=Theopendisc.com |date= |accessdate=24 February 2012}} includes what were the latest versions of the following software as of September 2011:{{cite web |url=http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/ |title=List of Programs included |publisher=Theopendisc.com |date= |accessdate=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209183250/http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/ |archive-date=9 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}

  • Design: Blender, Dia, The GIMP, Inkscape, Nvu, Scribus, Tux Paint
  • Games: The Battle for Wesnoth, Enigma, Neverball, Sokoban YASC
  • Internet: Azureus (now Vuze), FileZilla, Firefox, HTTrack, Pidgin, RSSOwl, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird, TightVNC, WinSCP
  • Multimedia: Audacity, Celestia, Really Slick Screensavers, Stellarium, Sumatra PDF, VLC media player
  • Productivity: GnuCash, MoinMoin, Notepad2, LibreOffice, PDFCreator
  • Utilities: 7-Zip, Abakt, ClamWin, GTK+, HealthMonitor, TrueCrypt, Workrave

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, GraphCalc; chosen for their educational use. It won the Teach First school project competition in 2007.
  • Translations: in progress {{as of|2010}}.
  • VALO-CD: a Finnish project similar to OpenDisc.

See also

{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

References

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External links

  • {{official website|http://www.theopendisc.com/}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090917200412/http://www.chrisgray.me/tag/opendisc/ Development blog]
  • {{SourceForge|opendisc|OpenDisc}}

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Category:Free software distributions

Category:Projects established in 2007

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