Joined: Aug 13, 2004 Posts: 335 Location: Maysville, KY
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject: OSS Collection for Windows
While in college, I have had to use windows more than I have had to use it in the last 10 years. I hate windows. However, I wrote an article on how to run Linux inside of windows for those of you who would like to do so using cygwin, or vmware, or another virtual machine manager.
There is also a collection of OSS software available as an ISO download or via bittorrent. This collection of software is entirely free, contains many of the Linux applications I need and use daily, and almost makes windows feel at home (if it wasn't for the constant reboots, security risks, annoying and bothersome messages/reboots when it wants to, etc).
For those who are bandwidth challenged, also available for $3.00 shipped to your address.
V1.5 Updated Blender to 2.44 Updated Clamwin to 0.90.1 Updated Azureus to 2.5.0.4a Updated Amsn to 0.97RC1 Updated Firefox to 2.0.0.6 Updated Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 Updated Gimp to 2.2.17 Updated Pidgin to 2.1.1 Updated OpenOffice.org to 2.2.1 Updated VLC to 0.8.6c Updated Tuxpaint to 0.9.17 Updated Tuxpaint Stamps to 2007-07-01 Updated SumatraPDF 0.7 Updated Gpg4win to 1.1.1 Updated Stellarium to 0.9.0 Added SeaMonkey 1.1.4 Added FileZilla 3.0 Beta 11 Added Sunbird 0.5 Added Lightning 0.5 Thunderbird plugin Added Winpooch 0.6.6 Added Openrpt 2.1.0 Added DVDStyler 1.5.1 Added InfraRecorder 0.4.3.1 Added Avidmux 2.4 Preview 2 Added GNUCash 2.2.0 Added Battle for Wesnoth (give another great OSS game some exposure) Added TuxWordSmith to Edutainment Added TuxMathScrabble to Edutainment Added Wubi (Run Ubuntu on Windows, Cool Stuff)
I built this CDRom with the following rules in mind: the software had to be free and open source and also had to run on both Windows and Linux. You Apple fans will be happy to know that _some_ of the software titles are also available on the Mac, but not on this CD.
Please use Bittorrent if possible and seeders are always welcome.
ISO MD5 check sum : 9d942e798efda21aeb0222e6dec183fc ISO sha1sum : 8b351b1bd063bbba64019a75c080c2486373058f
Thanks very much to the guys at www.gnulinuxcentar.org and linux.kiev.au for hosting the ISO for me.
The CDRom has an autorun function which loads an index.html file. Nothing fancy, but it does the job. I have links to the packages on the disk from the index.html file to make installing a little easier.
Here is the current contents of the CDRom image:
3D Animation:
Blender: Blender is the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. Available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License. http://www.blender.org
ArtOfIllusion: Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modeling and rendering studio. It is written entirely in Java, and should be usable on any Java Virtual Machine which is compatible with J2SE 1.4 or later. http://www.artofillusion.org/
Wings3d: Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware. http://www.wings3d.com
AntiVirus and antispyware tools:
Clamwin: Clamwin is a free anti virus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003. It provides a graphical user interface to the Clamav engine. Note, this program does not have on access scanning. This is best used for scheduled anti virus file system scanning. http://www.clamwin.com/
Winpooch: Winpooch is a Windows watchdog, free and open source. Anti spyware and anti trojan, it gives a full protection against local or external attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time. Associated with ClamWin antivirus, Winpooch keeps safe your computer against virus. http://winpooch.free.fr
Archive:
7Z-zip: 7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format. http://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/
Desktop publishing:
Scribus: Open Source Desktop Publishing for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows http://www.scribus.net/
Edutainment:
Tux Paint: Tux Paint is a free, award winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as they use the program. Stamp Collection for Tuxpaint: A collection of add on stamps for use with Tuxpaint. http://www.tuxpaint.org/
Tuxtyping: Tux Typing is an educational typing tutor for children. It features several different types of game play, at a variety of difficulty levels. http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/
Tuxmath: “Tux, of Math Command” (”TuxMath,” for short) is an educational arcade game starring Tux, the Linux mascot!Based on the classic arcade game “Missile Command,” Tux must defend his cities. In this case, though, he must do it by solving math problems. http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxmath/
Celestia: Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn’t confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy. http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
Stellarium: Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go. http://www.stellarium.org/
TuxMathScrabble: TuxMathScrabble 0.4.2 challenges young people to construct compound equations and consider multiple abstract possibilities. There are four skill levels for practice, from basic addition and subtraction through multiplication and division. This software includes a data recorder interface for student performance assessment. http://www.asymptopia.org
TuxWordsmith: TuxWordSmith is a foreign language learning game with support for over 30 languages. The game is similar to the familiar Scrabble, and looks suspiciously like TuxMathScrabble. You play in one language, and the definitions are shown in the other language you have configured. This is accomplished through the use of, for example, French-Italian dictionary, in which case you play in French, and definition is shown in Italian. http://www.asymptopia.org
Engineering:
QCad: QCad is an application for computer aided drafting in two dimensions (2d). With QCad you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schemas and diagrams. QCad works on Windows, Mac OS X and many Linux and Unix Systems. http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad.html
Games: Battle for Wesnoth: The Battle for Wesnoth is a free, turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures… http://www.wesnoth.org/
FreeCiv: FreeCiv is a clone of Civilization II by Sid Meier. FreeCiv is designed to be a network multiplayer game. FreeCiv can be played in single user mode as well. http://www.freeciv.org/
Graphics:
The Gimp: A raster image editor similar in function to Adobe Photoshop. http://www.gimp.org/
Inkscape: A vector graphics program similar in function to Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. http://www.inkscape.org
Media recording tools: Infrarecorder: InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration. http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/
Networking tools: Wireshark: Wireshark’s powerful features make it the tool of choice for network troubleshooting, protocol development, and education worldwide. http://www.wireshark.org/
Seamonkey: Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple — all your Internet needs in one application. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/
Pidgin (was Gaim): A multi protocol instant messaging client for accessing AOL, MSN, Jabber and others. http://www.pidgin.im
aMSN: aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone, with lots of features including webcam support. http://amsn.sourceforge.net/
FTP Clients:
Filezilla: FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface. http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
RSS readers:
RSS Owl: RSSOwl lets you gather, organize, update, and store information from any compliant source in a convenient, easy to use interface, save selected information in various formats for offline viewing and sharing, and much more. It’s easy to configure, available in many languages and best of all: It’s platform-independent. http://www.rssowl.org/ (Java required) Media Players:
VLC: A very capable media player which includes most common and some less common multimedia files. DVD play back included. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
PodCast receiver:
Juice: If you want to listen to pod casts, this program is for you. Juice is the premier pod cast receiver, allowing users to capture and listen to pod casts anytime, anywhere. http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/
Office tools:
OpenOffice.org: A feature rich and Microsoft compatible office suite, including tools such as word possessing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing and database. (Java required for full functionality) http://www.openoffice.org
Gnumeric: The Gnumeric spreadsheet is part of the GNOME desktop environment: a project to create a free, user friendly desktop environment. The goal of Gnumeric is to be the best possible spreadsheet. We are not attempting to clone existing applications. However, Gnumeric can read files saved with other spreadsheets and we offer a customizable feel that attempts to minimize the costs of transition. http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/
GanttProject: An open source project management tool similar in the spirit of MS Project. Can import MS project files. http://ganttproject.biz
GNUCash: GnuCash is a personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports. http://www.gnucash.org/
Grisbi: Grisbi is a personal accounting application running under GNU/Linux and Windows, released under the GPL license. The aim is to provide you with the most simple and intuitive software for basic use, and still be very powerful. http://www.grisbi.org/
Sunbird: Mozilla Sunbird is a cross-platform calendar application, built upon Mozilla Toolkit. Our goal is to bring Mozilla-style ease-of-use to your calendar, without tying you to a particular storage solution. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/
OpenRPT: As part of the OpenMFG ERP Suite (and the PostBooks open source version), which is built with the PostgreSQL database and the Qt GUI client framework, xTuple built its own SQL report writer from scratch. Like the ERP, it runs equally well on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. We call it OpenRPT. http://www.xtuple.com/openrpt/
GPG4Win: A windows port of Gnupg encryption tool set and various gui tool to help create and manage your keys. Included is a Windows Explorer integration so you can encrypt your files right from Windows Explorer, a key manager and Sylpheed-Claws, a full featured email program with email encryption included. http://www.gpg4win.org/
Winscp: WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows. Legacy SCP protocol is also supported. Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer. http://winscp.net/
Gungirl Sequencer: Gungirl Sequencer is an easy to use Audiosequencer. It includes a simple File manager and uses Drag & Drop to arrange Audio samples. http://ggseq.sourceforge.net/HomePage
Text Editors:
jEdit: jEdit is a mature and well-designed programmer’s text editor with 7 years of development behind it. http://www.jedit.org (Java required)
Ubuntu Linux On Windows:
Wubi:Wubi is an unofficial Ubuntu installer for Windows users that will bring you into the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other application. If you heard about Linux and Ubuntu, if you wanted to try them but you were afraid, this is for you. http://wubi-installer.org/
Video Editing:
Avidemux: Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/
JAHSHAKA: The worlds first Open Source Real time Editing and Effects System. Jahshaka takes advantage of the power of OpenGL and OpenML to give its users exceptional levels of performance. It currently supports Linux, OsX, Irix and Windows, and Solaris is on the way! Jahshaka is licensed to the public under the GNU GPL agreement. http://www.jahshaka.org/
Web Page creation:
NVU: A complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users with a goal to be like FrontPage Dreamweaver in functionality. http://www.nvu.com/
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