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Operating Systems
Linux Variants
Note: There are many variants of Linux. Those I list here are among the most popular in North America and Europe. Others listed are specialist variants that may be especially useful to some readers as utilities.
Note: LiveCDs and LiveDVDs allow you to boot the Operating system direct from the CD/DVD but most if not all will also allow you to install. Some may require you to download an install version separate from the Live Version.
CentOS - an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution
--- Quote ---CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is free.
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Note: Derived from RedHat Enterprise Linux.
Open Source
Damn Small Linux - Linux version that is optimized for minimum install size while being full featured
--- Quote --- * Boot from a business card CD as a live linux distribution (LiveCD)
* Boot from a USB pen drive
* Boot from within a host operating system (that's right, it can run *inside* Windows)
* Run very nicely from an IDE Compact Flash drive via a method we call "frugal install"
* Transform into a Debian OS with a traditional hard drive install
* Run light enough to power a 486DX with 16MB of Ram
* Run fully in RAM with as little as 128MB (you will be amazed at how fast your computer can be!)
* Modularly grow -- DSL is highly extendable without the need to customize
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Open Source
Debian - Community developed Linux that operates on multiple CPU architectures and is known for being stable.
--- Quote ---Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.
Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 15490 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.
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Note: Debian form the basis of numerous other distributions (including Ubuntu and its derivitives). Not the fastest advancing distribution as it prizes stability above all else but it runs on an amazing variety of different CPUS.
Open Source
Fedora Core - Free desktop version derived from RHEL (see Redhat below)
--- Quote ---Fedora Core is an operating system and platform, based on Linux, that is always free for anyone to use, modify and distribute, now and forever. It is developed by a large community of people who strive to provide and maintain the very best in free, open source software and standards. Fedora Core is part of the Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat, Inc.
Now available for x86, x86_64 and PPC systems!
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Open Source
GenToo - Linux version intended to be compiled to match your system precisely - not for novices.
--- Quote ---Every user has work they need to do. The goal of Gentoo is to design tools and systems that allow a user to do that work as pleasantly and efficiently as possible, as they see fit. Our tools should be a joy to use, and should help the user to appreciate the richness of the Linux and free software community, and the flexibility of free software. This is only possible when the tool is designed to reflect and transmit the will of the user, and leave the possibilities open as to the final form of the raw materials (the source code.) If the tool forces the user to do things a particular way, then the tool is working against, rather than for, the user. We have all experienced situations where tools seem to be imposing their respective wills on us. This is backwards, and contrary to the Gentoo philosophy.
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Note: Gentoo is setup to allow you to compile EVERYTHING in the distributionto match your precise needs, system and tastes.
Open Source
Knoppix - Version of Linux that runs off the CD/DVD
--- Quote ---KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).
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Note: Site is available in multiple languages click on hybrid English/U.S. flag for English version, default is German. One of the earliest of the LiveCDs and among the most popular, often used as a repair CD (for repairing Windows mostly ;) ).
Open Source
Linspire - Linspire strives to be a Windows work alike Linux.
--- Quote ---Linspire will lead you just about anywhere in the digital world. And you'll be safe from the high costs and viruses that plague Microsoft Windows-based computers.
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Note: Originally called Lindows and emphasized compatibility with MS Windows. Microsoft sued over alleged trademark violations. During the case Lindows made some good arguments that the Windows trademark was invalid. Rather than risk a ruling that would remove the Windows trademark (and imperil the Word trademark as well) Microsoft paid Lindows to change their name to Linspire.
Open Source
Linux Mint - User friendly Linux distribution
--- Quote ---Excerpt From DistroWatch.com:
Linux Mint is one of the surprise packages of the past year. Originally launched as a variant of Ubuntu with integrated media codecs, it has now developed into one of the most user-friendly distributions on the market - complete with a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, a web-based package installation interface, and a number of different editions. Perhaps most importantly, this is one project where the developers and users are in constant interaction, resulting in dramatic, user-driven improvements with every new release. DistroWatch has spoken to the founder and lead developer of Linux Mint, Clement Lefebvre, about the history of the distribution.
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OS: Linux
Open Source
Mandriva - Formerly Mandrake originally derived from Redhat
--- Quote ---Mandriva Linux (formerly known as Mandrake Linux) was created in 1998 with the goal of making Linux easier to use for everyone. At that time, Linux was already well-known as a powerful and stable operating system.
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Note: Mandrake was a profitable successful distribution when in exchange for venture captial allowed "professional managers" to take over the business. The so called Pros squandered the capital then bailed leaving Mandrake on the verge of bankruptcy. The founders returned and took control, paid the debts, became profitable once more and has been expanding. With the merger of Mandrake (Europe based) and Connectiva (South American based) they changed their name to Mandriva.
Open Source
Novell SuSE - Novel has two Linux variants. SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED)
--- Quote ---Linux is about more than software—it's about getting the performance, reliability and world-class support you deserve. That's why you need SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell. It's a platform for the entire open enterprise, delivering new solutions that help you outperform competitors, cut costs, neutralize security threats and satisfy the most demanding customers. From desktops to data centers, the best Linux just got better.
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--- Quote ---You need a cost-effective, easy-to-use, secure desktop— and you need choice. SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop is the first enterprise Linux desktop that meets these needs and works with your existing systems. When you choose SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, you get a solution that is easy to use, ready for office workers, interoperable with your existing systems, secure, low-cost and flexible to deploy and manage.
Combined with world-class Novell® support and the new Novell Customer Center, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop meets your business-computing needs.
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Note: OpenSuSE is the free desktop and server version of SLE/SLED. SuSE was originally a well respected German distribution that Novell bought.
Open Source
OpenSuSE - Free version sponsored by Novell.
--- Quote ---The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. The program provides anyone with free and easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, SUSE Linux.
Here at openSUSE.org, you'll find a community of developers, end users, and other open source enthusiasts who all have the same goal in mind. We work together to create and distribute the world's most usable Linux. There are many ways you can participate in the openSUSE project. First you should get a copy of SUSE Linux and install it on your machine
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Note: SuSE was originally a well respected German distribution that Novell bought.
Open Source
Puppy Linux - Targets very small size.
--- Quote ---Mission Statement
* Puppy will easily install to USB, Zip or hard drive media.
* Booting from CD, Puppy will load totally into RAM so that the CD drive is then free for other purposes.
* Booting from CD, Puppy can save everything back to the CD, no need for a hard drive.
* Booting from USB, Puppy will greatly minimise writes, to extend the life of Flash devices indefinitely.
* Puppy will be extremely friendly for Linux newbies.
* Puppy will boot up and run extraordinarily fast.
* Puppy will have all the applications needed for daily use.
* Puppy will just work, no hassles.
* Puppy will breathe new life into old PCs
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Open Source
RedHat - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
--- Quote ---Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for open source computing. It is sold by subscription, delivers continuous value and is certified by top enterprise hardware and software vendors. From the desktop to the datacenter, Enterprise Linux couples the innovation of open source technology and the stability of a true enterprise-class platform.
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Note: Used to have a desktop version of Redhat, since spun out into the free Fedore Core distribution which also acts as a prototype system for RHEL.
Open Source
Scientific Linux
--- Quote ---Welcome to Scientific Linux (SL)
SL is a Linux release put together by Fermilab, CERN, and various other labs and universities around the world. Its primary purpose is to reduce duplicated effort of the labs, and to have a common install base for the various experimenters.
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OS: Linux
Open Source
Slackware - One of the earliest distributions still surviving.
Note: Not for novices. Slackware seems to be pretty much a one man operation but is well respected.
Open Source
Slax - portable, small and fast Linux
--- Quote ---Slax is a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with a modular approach and outstanding design. Despite its small size, Slax provides a wide collection of pre-installed software for daily use, including a well organized graphical user interface and useful recovery tools for system administrators
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OS: Linux
Open Source
Vector Linux - KDE based Linux distribution
--- Quote ---VectorLinux SOHO Edition:
The SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) Edition maintains the VectorLinux philosophy of speed and stability, but is designed for modern computers and is based around the KDE desktop environment. Applications include OpenOffice, Java, the Gimp, Xsane, CUPS, Xara XTreme, financial applications, and many others. Everything is preinstalled and tweaked for maximum performance and ease of use. It is available as a mail order CD from our CD Store or as a freely downloadable ISO.
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OS: Linux
Open Source
Xandros - Commercial Linux.
--- Quote ---Xandros Desktop - Home Edition and Home Edition - Premium are easy to use Linux desktop operating systems. Discover how easily you will enjoy the benefits of Linux and bring security and stability you can count on to your PC with Xandros Desktop
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Note: Originally Corel Linux then sold off (immediately after a major investment by Microsoft) and renamed Xandros. Xandros then took some time before actually releasing a version but it does get good reviews overall.
Open Source
Note: Ubuntu and its variants are listed out of order so they can be collected together.
Ubuntu Linux and its Variants
Ubuntu - Version of Linux that runs off the CD/DVD but can be installed.
--- Quote ---Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too!
The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.
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Open Source
Note: Ubuntu isused at the base for several other Linux variants and is listed here with those variants. Ubuntu itself is derived from Debian which is used as the base for a number of other distributions as well.
Ubuntu Christian Edition - Ubuntu Christian Edition is a free, open source operating system geared towards Christians. It is based on the popular Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support.
--- Quote ---Along with the standard Ubuntu applications, Ubuntu Christian Edition includes the best available Christian software. The latest release contains GnomeSword, a top of the line Bible study program for Linux based on the Sword Project. There are several modules installed with GnomeSword including Bibles, Commentaries, and Dictionaries
Ubuntu Christian Edition also includes fully integrated web content parental controls powered by Dansguardian. A graphical tool to adjust the parental control settings has also been developed specifically for Ubuntu Christian Edition. These features are truly what sets Ubuntu Christian Edition apart.
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Open Source
Edubuntu - is a version of the Ubuntu (Linux) operating system suitable for classroom use.
--- Quote ---Edubuntu is a free/libre/ open source GNU/Linux operating system. And if that didn't make any sense to you, we hope that it soon will. In simpler terms, Edubuntu is a free software system designed for school environments, and should be equally suitable for kids to use at home.
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Open Source
Kubuntu - Kubuntu is Ubuntu using the KDE desktop environment rather than the Gnome enviromnent.
Open Source
SimplyMEPIS - Live CD and DVD
--- Quote ---Why SimplyMEPIS Linux?
* SimplyMEPIS allows you to test and try the software before you install to your harddrive
* SimplyMEPIS includes the very best business and multimedia programs
* SimplyMEPIS features unique hardware detection and configuration superior to any others
* SimplyMEPIS is pre-configured for simplicity and ease of use, you're productive in a matter of minutes, not hours.
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Open Source
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Distrowatch - links to many Operating Systems
--- Quote ---The DistroWatch web site was first published on 31 May 2001. The concept started as a very simple table comprising of 5 major distributions and the chart only compared a few features (price, version, release date) and a few package versions (Kernel, KDE, Gnome, XFree86, Apache). Trying to make it slightly more comprehensive and useful (and failing to find anything similar and up-to-date on the Internet), I have kept adding more distributions, features and packages until the table reached fairly reasonable state in terms of information provided. At that stage, I decided to share the table with the Linux community worldwide and moved it from a spreadsheet into an HTML document.
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Note: Listed out of order because of all the links it provides to the many version of BSD, Linux and other operating systems.
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FreeDOS - MS-DOS Clone
--- Quote ---FreeDOS is a free DOS-compatible operating system for IBM-PC compatible systems. FreeDOS is made of up many different, separate programs that act as "packages" to the overall FreeDOS Project.
These days, there are three main uses of FreeDOS:
1. To run old DOS games (like DOOM, etc.)
2. To run old business software that only supports DOS
3. To support an embedded DOS system, such as a computerized cash register or till
You can run FreeDOS on pretty much anything. While can run FreeDOS on a dedicated PC, now it's most often run inside a PC emulator. You can find PC emulators for all computer platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac.) If you are new to DOS, we recommend you use an emulator to install and boot FreeDOS.
FreeDOS is open source software; you can view and edit our source code. Most FreeDOS programs are distributed under the GNU General Public License ("GNU GPL") which means they are not only open source software, but they are Free software. Because of this, FreeDOS would not exist were it not for all the people who contribute to it. Even if you didn't write code, you helped out the FreeDOS Project by submitting comments and bug reports.
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Note: I have used this on an old P120 laptop and it was fully functional.
Open Source
GNU - OS and tools.
--- Quote ---What is the GNU project?
The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel called Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as “Linux”, they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems.
GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not UNIX”; it is pronounced guh-noo, like canoe.
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Note: Argurably the ORIGINAL Open Source project, the one for which the GPL was written.
Open Source
Haiku - Open Source version of BeOS
Open Source
MenuetOS - 64bit OS
--- Quote ---MenuetOS is a hobby Operating System for the PC written entirely in 64bit assembly language, and released under License. It supports 64 and 32 bit x86 assembly programming for smaller, faster and less resource hungry applications.
Menuet has no roots within unix or the posix standards, nor is it based on any particular operating system. The design goal has been to remove the extra layers between different parts of an OS, which normally complicates programming and create bugs.
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Open Source
QNX - Realtime OS - membership required for download
--- Quote ---Build exceptional reliability and scalability into your embedded device. A true microkernel operating system, the QNX® Neutrino® RTOS offers advanced memory protection, distributed processing, symmetric multiprocessing, POSIX APIs, a dynamically upgradable architecture, and industry-leading realtime performance.
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ReactOS Windows XP clone in Alpha
--- Quote ---The ReactOS® project is dedicated to making Free Software available to everyone by providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows® XP compatible operating system. ReactOS aims to achieve complete binary compatibility with both applications and device drivers meant for NT and XP operating systems, by using a similar architecture and providing a complete and equivalent public interface.
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Open Source
Syllable - Posix (mostly) compatible OS similar to BeOS
--- Quote ---Syllable is still being developed, but it is already stable and relatively mature, including the following features:
* Booting usually takes less than ten seconds
* A full GUI is built into the OS
* Support for a wide range of common hardware devices, including video, network, and sound cards from manufacturers such as Intel, AMD, 3Com, nVidia, and Creative (see Syllable Hardware for a complete list)
* Internet access through an Ethernet network (though PPP and PPPoE are not yet supported)
* A graphical web browser (ABrowse) and e-mail client (Whisper), and hundreds of other native applications (see Kamidake for a complete list)
* A journalled file system, modelled on the BeOS file system
* An application launcher (like the Windows Start button)
* 99% POSIX compliance
* GUI-based preferences tools for networking, display preferences, user administration, etc.
* The entire source is available via the GPL
* An object-oriented programming API
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Open Source
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Educational Software
Some software on this list may also be included on other sublists.
AMDIS - Automated Mass Spectral Deconvolution and Identification System
--- Quote ---The Automated Mass Spectral Deconvolution and Identification System (AMDIS) is a computer program that extracts spectra for individual components in a GC/MS data file and identifies target compounds by matching these spectra against a reference library. It was developed at NIST with support from the United States Department of Defense and is freely available.
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OS: Win95 - Win2000, Linux, and Mac OS X
Open Source
Avogadro - an advanced molecular editor
--- Quote ---Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas. It offers flexible rendering and a powerful plugin architecture.
* Cross-Platform: Molecular builder/editor for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
* Free, Open Source: Easy to install and all source code is available under the GNU GPL.
* International: Translations into French and German, with more languages to come.
* Intuitive: Built to work easily for students and advanced researchers both.
* Fast: Supports multi-threaded rendering and computation.
* Extensible: Plugin architecture for developers, including rendering, interactive tools, commands, and Python scripts.
* Flexible: Features include Open Babel import of files, input generation for multiple computational chemistry packages, crystallography, and biomolecules.
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OS: Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X
Open Source
BKChem - a free chemical drawing program
--- Quote --- BKChem is a free (as in free software :o) chemical drawing program. It was conceived and written by Beda Kosata.
BKChem is written in Python, an interpreted and very nice programming language. This implies some of the program features:
* platform independence - BKChem should run on any platform that Python does.*
* performance - as Python is interpreted language you should not expect the performance of a native code compiled application (in present days a very cheap tradeoff for platform independence). However BKChem should be pretty usable on all modern systems.
* BKChem is developed on GNU/Linux. It was however successfully used under WinXP and MacOS X.
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OS: WinXP, Linux, and Mac OS X
Open Source
Celestia - The free space simulation
--- Quote ---The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.
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OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Open Source
Chemical Structures - a complete set of 3D molecular structures in CML format
--- Quote ---The Chemical Structures Project aims to provide a complete set of 3D molecular structures in CML format. As CML format permits to include more than a simple structure, each file contains also additional informations, like molecular weight, boiling point, melting point or InChI code.
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OS: ?
Open Source
Computers & Internet - E-Books
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Edubuntu - is a version of the Ubuntu (Linux) operating system suitable for classroom use.
--- Quote ---Edubuntu is a free/libre/ open source GNU/Linux operating system. And if that didn't make any sense to you, we hope that it soon will. In simpler terms, Edubuntu is a free software system designed for school environments, and should be equally suitable for kids to use at home.
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Open Source
ElectronicLab Spin - high-end hardware design and simulation platform
--- Quote ---Fedora Electronic Lab
Summary
Fedora Electronic Lab is Fedora's high-end hardware design and simulation platform. This platform provides different hardware design flows based on the semiconductor industry's current trend. FEL maps in three methodologies {design, simulation and verification} with opensource EDA software.
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OS: Linux
Open Source
GCompris - is an educational software suite (multi language)
--- Quote ---GCompris is an educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10. Some of the activities are game orientated, but nonetheless still educational. Below you can find a list of categories with some of the activities available in that category.
- computer discovery: keyboard, mouse, different mouse gesture, ...
- algebra: table memory, enumeration, double entry table, mirror image, ...
- science: the canal lock, the water cycle, the submarine, electric simulation ...
- geography: place the country on the map
- games: chess, memory, connect 4, oware, sudoku ...
- reading: reading practice
- other: learn to tell time, puzzle of famous paintings, vector drawing, cartoon making, ...
Currently GCompris offers in excess of 100 activities and more are being developed. GCompris is free software, that means that you can adapt it to your own needs, improve it and, most importantly, share it with children everywhere.
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OS: Windows, Linux, Linux Live CD
Open Source
GNU Octave - is mostly compatible with MATLAB
--- Quote ---GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with Matlab. It may also be used as a batch-oriented language.
Octave has extensive tools for solving common numerical linear algebra problems, finding the roots of nonlinear equations, integrating ordinary functions, manipulating polynomials, and integrating ordinary differential and differential-algebraic equations. It is easily extensible and customizable via user-defined functions written in Octave's own language, or using dynamically loaded modules written in C++, C, Fortran, or other languages.
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OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, OS/2
Open Source
The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) - libraries for developing scientific software
--- Quote ---The subroutines in the GNU Scientific Library are “free software”; this means that everyone is free to use them, and to redistribute them in other free programs. The library is not in the public domain; it is copyrighted and there are conditions on its distribution. These conditions are designed to permit everything that a good cooperating citizen would want to do. What is not allowed is to try to prevent others from further sharing any version of the software that they might get from you.
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Open Source
The KDE Education Project -
--- Quote ---Free Educational Software based on the KDE technologies: students, parents, children, teachers, adults, you can freely use our software, copy it, modify it to your needs and enjoy learning!
Please have a look at the Tour webpage to get a quick preview of our programs which are translated in more than 65 languages.
Our primary focus is on schoolchildren aged 3 to 18, and the specialized user interface needs of young users. However, we also have programs to aid teachers in planning lessons, and others that are of interest to university students and anyone else with a desire to learn!
While until now only available on Unix, BSD and Linux, still in beta but already usable, the KDE 4 series bring our applications on Windows. Read more on the KDE-Edu on Windows page!
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OS: Unix, BSD, Linux and Window
Open Source
Moodle - is a course management system
--- Quote ---Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 50,000-student University. This site itself is created using Moodle, so check out the Moodle Demonstration Courses or read the latest Moodle Buzz.
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OS: Windows, Mac OS X
Open Source
NIST scientific and technical databases -
--- Quote ---Has links to a number of Scientific programs.
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OpenEducationDisc - windows educational software collection
--- Quote ---The OpenEducationDisc focuses solely on meeting educational needs of students of all ages. Software has been chosen to address specific IT needs across a wide range of subject areas. The contents of the disc therefore differ from the OpenDisc and are listed below.
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OS: Windows
Open Source
R - free software environment for statistical computing and graphics
--- Quote --- R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be considered as a different implementation of S. There are some important differences, but much code written for S runs unaltered under R.
R provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, ...) and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible. The S language is often the vehicle of choice for research in statistical methodology, and R provides an Open Source route to participation in that activity.
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OS: Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X
Open Source
SAGE - Open Source Mathematics Software
--- Quote ---General and Advanced Pure and Applied Mathematics
Use SAGE for studying a huge range of mathematics, including algebra, calculus, elementary to very advanced number theory, cryptography, numerical computation, commutative algebra, group theory, combinatorics, graph theory, and exact linear algebra.
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OS: Windows, OS/X, Linux
Open Source
SOFA - Statistics Open For All - statistics,
analysis, and reporting package
--- Quote ---The user-friendly, open-source statistics,
analysis, and reporting package
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OS: Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X
Open Source
Sugar on a Stick - an educational software platform
--- Quote --- What is Sugar?
Sugar is an educational software platform built with the Python programming language and based on the principles of cognitive and social constructivism.
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OS: Linux
Open Source
World Wind - from NASA
--- Quote ---World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.
Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African Sahara.
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OS: Win2000 - Win XP (.net required)
Open Source
Wubi - Ubuntu installer for Windows users
--- Quote ---Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!
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OS: Windows
Open Source
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