OpenEducationDisc

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Software for Starving Students 

Same idea - still not sure it's that relevant but you may find some interesting stuff here. There are certainly some names I don't recognise so who knows? May be including some. The list below is just copied from their site for now.

Office and Design

OpenOffice.org - Fully compatible office software for your school work

Dia - Make technical diagrams and flowcharts

Scribus - Create professional looking posters and magazines

GanttProject - Plan your school projects with this project management software

FreeMind - Collect your ideas with this mind mapping Software

PDF Creator - Make PDF documents from any program

Sumatra PDF - Read PDF files quickly and easily

Internet

Firefox - A safe, secure and fast web browser

Thunderbird - Manage your emails better than ever - Reclaim your inbox!

Pidgin - Talk to your friends whatever instant message client they use

Kompozer - Create web pages easily, without having to code

RSSOwl - Keep up with your favourite internet news feeds on your desktop

Art and Graphics

GIMP - Edit digital photos and create graphics

GIMP animation - Create animations

Inkscape - Make professional looking vector graphics

Blender - 3D graphic modeling, animation, rendering and playback

Tuxpaint - Drawing program for children ages 3 to 12

Multimedia

VLC - Play music, videos and DVDs

Avidemux - Edit movies and add special effects

Audacity - Record, edit and mix music

Infra Recorder - Burn your own CDs and DVDs

CamStudio - Record your actions on a computer

Really Slick Screensavers - Great looking screensavers

Science and Mathematics

Nasa Worldwind - Discover the earth and other planets

GraphCalc - A graphical calculator

Guido Van Robot - Learn how computer programs work

CarMetal - Cool mathematical modelling tool

Celestia - Explore the universe in three dimensions

Stellarium - A planetarium on your PC

Games

FreeCiv - Control the world through diplomacy and conquest

FreeCol - Discover the ‘New World’ and build an empire

TuxTyping 2 - Learn to type like a pro

The Battle for Wesnoth - Turn based fantasy strategy game

Winboard Chess - The classic game of chess

Qianhong - Challenge yourself at Chinese Chess

Utilities

GTK+

7zip

Abakt

Clamwin

HealthMonitor

Workrave

Advanced Internet

Httrack

Tight VNC

Filezilla

Azureus

WinSCP

If you have any suggestions for new programs to include on this disc, please get in touch with us through the forums

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