TheOpenCD V3 Released

TheOpenCD.org

"TheOpenCD team is pleased to announce the release of TheOpenCD 3.0, now featuring a live CD based on Ubuntu. TheOpenCD traditionally provides a handy collection of quality FOSS applications for Windows, professionally presented in an elegant CD browser. This latest edition also lets you boot into a highly polished desktop based on Ubuntu for a taste of the world of free operating systems! Many of the same applications found on the Windows side of the disc are also pre-installed on the live Ubuntu demo, showing how the user experience and data can be preserved across platforms. Version 3.0 includes the latest versions of old favorites like the Firefox Web browser, the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite, and the GIMP image editing application. (see the full list here). ..."

Not sure how I feel about the inclusion of the live CD/Ubuntu feature. Seems that would suck up a great deal of space and does not fit in the mission statement for this Windows targeted collection...

"TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which we consider appropriate for a wide audience. "

It just seems weird. But that hasn't stopped me from downloading it... ;)

FYI, according to What Works and What Doesn't in Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 page, the Live CD does not work as a VPC guest OS. It was reported that VPC has a problem reading the ISO, so it's worth trying there anyway...