TheOpenCD 2.0 Released

HenrikOxUK pastes "We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of TheOpenCD v2.0. The disc contains old favorites like Mozilla, OpenOffice, AbiWord, Gimp in updated versions, but also has some noteable additions like Firefox, Thunderbird, Blender and Gaim. The CD browser technology is also new this time, and is based on Gecko (see screenshots). This approach should make it simpler to make derivatives, including localized versions, some of which will be out shortly. We have timed the release to be out just before the holidays so you can fill the stockings of friends and family with Free and useful software. Read more or get a copy from one of our FTP mirrors or on Bittorrent."

Comments

Arrgh!

[Pacifix]

Thirty seconds ago I finished collecting, burning and giving most of this software for a friend - along with zonealarm, avg antivirus, etc - whose computer has been zombied, specifically because OpenCD was too out of date. Then I open /. and see this. Ain't that always the way?

Re:A must download

[DogDude]

Let's dump the pub tonite and hit the download site...

So, do you sit and stare at your monitor for hours, watching each and every download? Call me crazy, but if I want to download something big, I'll start it, which generally takes all of 30 seconds, then leave to go to the pub (or the bar). Not a big fan of sitting watching a progress bar myself, but hey, whatever floats your boat.