The Open Source Software CD was a collection of about 150 open-source programs for
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
. It contained programs for software development, fun and games, Internet, multimedia, productivity, security, text editing, and utilities.
Similar projects include
OpenDisc
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 t ...
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OpenCD
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 screened programs for stability, qual ...
,
WinLibre
WinLibre 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 WinLibre is no longer maintained, as its latest version is 0.3.1 from December 18, 2004. Many of the packages are outdated by several releas ...
and
GNUWin II.
See also
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OpenDisc
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 t ...
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GNUWin II
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WinLibre
WinLibre 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 WinLibre is no longer maintained, as its latest version is 0.3.1 from December 18, 2004. Many of the packages are outdated by several releas ...
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LoLiWin
Like OpenDisc for English-speaking users, LoLiWin aims to introduce French-speaking users of Microsoft Windows to the benefits of free and open source software
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is a term used to refer to groups of soft ...
External links
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Opensource-DVD 2013*
Latest Opensource-DVD iso image
Free software distributions
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