VALO-CD

The best of Free and Open Source Software for Windows

Programs - VALO-CD version 8

Writing and Drawing
	LibreOffice LibreOffice is a comprehensive office software suite Alternative to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) or Microsoft Works
	GIMP Edit digital images and create graphics. Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
	Inkscape Vector drawing application Alternative to Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw
	Scribus Layout posters, magazines, books and other material for print. Alternative to Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress
	Dia Light tool for flexible diagram drawing Alternative to Microsoft Visio
Internet
	Mozilla Firefox Safe and fast web browser Alternative to Internet Explorer
	Mozilla Thunderbird Popular and versatile email application Alternative to Microsoft Outlook
	Pidgin Chat via one program with friends on MSN, IRC and Google Talk. Alternative to Microsoft Messenger
	WinSCP FTP, SFTP and SCP client for everyday file transfers
	Vuze Transfer large files using the BitTorrent protocol.
Recreation
	Stellarium Learn the constellations of stars on your computer.
	Tux Paint Drawing program for children ages 3 – 12
Multimedia
	VLC media player General video and sound player Alternative to Microsoft Media Player
	Audacity Record, edit and mix sound.
	MuseScore Create beautiful sheet music easily for free Alternative to Sibelius, Finale
Tools
	7-Zip Versatile compression program for various file formats
	Evince Light and quick PDF reader Alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader
	PDFCreator Create PDF documents from any program. Alternative to Adobe Acrobat
	InfraRecorder CD/DVD burner Alternative to Nero Burning ROM
	KeePass Concentrated password management
	Notepad++ Fast text editor with advanced features
	TrueCrypt Hard disk and USB memory encryption program Alternative to BitLocker
Guides
Firefox by FLOSS Manuals A guide created by FLOSS Manuals on the use of the Firefox web browser.
Thunderbird by FLOSS Manuals A guide created by FLOSS Manuals on the use of the Thunderbird email client.
OpenOffice by FLOSS Manuals A guide created by FLOSS Manuals on the use of the OpenOffice (now LibreOffice) suite.
Inkscape by FLOSS Manuals A guide created by FLOSS Manuals on the use of the Inkscape vector drawing application.
VLC by FLOSS Manuals A guide created by FLOSS Manuals on the use of the VLC media player.
Audacity by FLOSS Manuals A guide created by FLOSS Manuals on the use of the Audacity audio editor.

CD contents

VALO-CD contains also contains guides, public encryption keys and other materials. If you don't want to download the entire VALO-CD, you can also browse it online directly from our website.

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Security updates

In Windows the automatic update system updates only Microsoft's programs. Windows users have to take care themselves that their software installed from VALO-CD in updated regulary. The newest versions are available from the programs websites for free.

In Linux the automatic update system is able to update all installed programs and thus keep all security updates up to date. This CD is not meant for Linux users - if you use Linux, then install these programs from your own distribution's package manager.

Source code

As required by the GPL license we provide the source code at www.valo-cd.net/sources/ for all the programs we distribute. The source code can also be obtained directly from each software project's own website.

 

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