Open Source Software Projects

The Kiaora Project

The Kiaora Project provides a large number of Open Source programs for Windows that you might wish to have handy when fixing friend's computers and although many of these programs are on TheOpenCD, almost as many are not.

http://kiaoracd.org.nz

The OpenDisc Project

TheOpenDisc Project collects a wide selection of high quality Free and Open Source Software (for the Windows Platform) and makes them available in a single CD image. A project derived from the original OpenCD project, the software provided covers most of the major/common tasks undertaken, such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. A branch of the project is known as the OpenEducationDisc and provides tools of particular value to the education sector.

Docvert - some kiwi software to convert word documents to webpages

Website admins are often given the tedious task of converting Word documents into webpages.

Docvert takes word processor files (typically Microsoft's .DOC) and converts them to OpenDocument and webpages. It's easy to use, and developers can build formatting rulesets with XSLT or PHP. The software is free and runs on Windows, Linux and Apple OSX. It follows Web Standards, and adheres the E-Government Web Standards.