Malta Linux User Group

We thought that it would be a good idea to give away copies of

The OpenDisc (http://theopendisc.com/). BUT after discussion we
concluded it would be EVEN BETTER if we developed our own version of
the OpenDisc targeted at IT Students SO MLUG
is undertaking a Development project to build an OpenDisc like CD of
OSS software that runs on Windows which can show IT students the
Beauty of OSS software. This will include Development tools etc...
WE also need the comunity to help here. We need OSS Developers on windows to help create
this ISO.

Bookmarks on del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/tag/MLUG-OpenDIsc-IT

What to Include?

Have a look at:
http://osswin.sourceforge.net/
http://downloadpedia.org/Open_Source_Alternative_to_Commercial_Software
to look for alternatives and windows compatable OSS

General Development

• OpenJDK [JDK](Not for windows?)
• Mono [.Net Framework] {70MB}
• Eclipse [Eclipse] (which flavour?)
• Netbeans [Netbeans] {219Mb for all}
• MonoDevelop [Visual Studio, Visual Studio Express Editions] (not for windows?)

Stacks

• XAMPP [LAMP stack] {34MB}
• cygwin [c, lex, yacc, bash, vi, etc.. etc.. ]  {online istaller?}

Programming Languages

• Perl (included with XAMPP {33Mb} and as a module in cygwin, or ActivePerl) {15.4Mb}
• Python {10.8Mb}
• Ruby {23.7Mb}
• Lua
• Old list: http://www.bloodshed.net/compilers/index.html
• Long list: http://www.idiom.com/free-compilers/

Functional/Declarative Programming

• HUGS [WinHugs] {15MB}
• SWI Prolog [WinProlog] {7.7MB excluding gui}
• Scheme

Diagramming

• Dia [Visio, SmartDraw]  {12.2Mb} also: StarUML and agroUML
• Inkscape?
  

Engineering

• ? [PSpice] gEDA and ngspice but not available for windows?
• Octave [Matlab] {53303622bytes}
• ? [Emu8086] bochs + gdb + ddd ? but is not available for windows?

Databases

•  mySQL [Oracle] (included in XAMPP do we need to include as a seperate package too?)
• PostgressSQL?
• ? [WinRDBI]
• DBDesigner

Compiling Techniques

•  JFlex [JFlex] {1275.5 KB No installer}

Applied Graphic Design

•   ? [PolyRay] What is this? A ray tracer? there are 4 of 5 OSS ray tracers including POVray and Blender
• Processing

Text Editors

• Notepad++
• Notepad2
• jEdit

Web Development

• FireFox (with FireBug webDeveloper and greasemonkey etc...) How do make plugins installed by default? do we do that?
• NVU/Komposer ?
• tidy and css tidy ?

Embedded Systems

• Do we Want this section?
• AVR tools ?
• PCB tools ?

Utility

• Putty {1.7MB}
• WinSCP
• VNC
• WinCVS
• MathCast
• Infrarecorder ?

Fun

• Brainfuck
• Logo http://xlogo.tuxfamily.org/en/presentation-en.html and http://www.softronix.com/logo.html
• http://esolangs.org/wiki/Esoteric_programming_language

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