We need to evaluate this list and create a best of breed sublist. Please, if you have experience with one of these programs, even if bad, speak up. We need you help to determine which ones should be suggested to HP and possible an SLE version of our project. Please add comments underneath each title: 3D * Art of illusion <http://www.artofillusion.org/> - a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering studio * *Blender <http://www.blender.org/> (blender <http://en.opensuse.org/Blender>)* - A powerful software program for 3D modeling, animation, rendering Official repo <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Suse-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=2>] Astro * *Celestia <http://celestia.sourceforge.net/> (celestia <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Celestia&action=edit>)* - An OpenGL Space Simulator KDE-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Kde-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=3>] Audio * *Audacity <http://audacity.sourceforge.net/> (audacity <http://en.opensuse.org/Audacity>)* - A powerful digital audio editor Gnome-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Gnome-l.png> Official repo <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Suse-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=4>] BitTorrent * Azureus <http://azureus.sourceforge.net/> - Azureus implements the BitTorrent protocol using java language and comes bundled with many invaluable features [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=5>] Editor * Abiword <http://www.abisource.com/> - an award winning, small, fast, featureful and crossplatform word processor [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=6>] Edu-Admin * FET <http://www.lalescu.ro/liviu/fet/> - open source free software for automatically scheduling the timetable of a school, high-school or university * KeePass <http://keepass.info/> - KeePass is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way * Open Admin for Schools <http://richtech.ca/openadmin/> - a School Administration Program. * openSIS <http://www.opensis.com/> - a free student information system for public and non-public schools. [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=7>] Educational * *Little Wizard <http://littlewizard.sourceforge.net/> (littlewizard <http://en.opensuse.org/Littlewizard>)* - Development Environment for Children based on Pascal Gnome-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Gnome-l.png> from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> * *Multiplication Station <http://www.asymptopia.org/> (MultiplicationStation <http://en.opensuse.org/MultiplicationStation>)* - Add, subtract and multiply exercises from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=8>] Edu game * *Childsplay <http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/> (childsplay <http://en.opensuse.org/Childsplay>)* - An educational software suite for young children from 0 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk0.png> * *GCompris <http://gcompris.net/> (gcompris <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Gcompris&action=edit>)* - An educational software suite for young children Gnome-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Gnome-l.png> from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> * *jMemorize <http://jmemorize.org/> (jMemorize <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=JMemorize&action=edit>)* - A general purpose flash card program Java-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Java-l.png> from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> * *TuxType <http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/> (tuxtype <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Tuxtype&action=edit>)* - An educational typing tutor for children from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> * *TuxMath <http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/> (tuxmath <http://en.opensuse.org/Tuxmath>)* - An educational math tutor game from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> * *TuxMathScrabble <http://www.asymptopia.org/> (TuxMathScrabble <http://en.opensuse.org/TuxMathScrabble>)* - Add, subtract and multiply in a scrabble like game from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> * *TuxWordSmith <http://www.asymptopia.org/> (TuxWordSmith <http://en.opensuse.org/TuxWordSmith>)* - Learn languages in a scrabble like game from 6 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk6.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=9>] File * Filezilla <http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/> - fast and reliable FTP client and server * TrueCrypt <http://www.truecrypt.org/> - Free open-source disk encryption software [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=10>] Image * *GIMP <http://www.gimp.org/> (gimp <http://en.opensuse.org/Gimp>)* - A powerful raster graphics editor Gnome-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Gnome-l.png> Official repo <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Suse-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> * *Inkscape <http://www.inkscape.org/> (inkscape <http://en.opensuse.org/Inkscape>)* - A powerful vector graphics editor Gnome-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Gnome-l.png> Official repo <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Suse-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=11>] Project Management * GanttProject <http://www.ganttproject.biz/> - a free and easy to use Gantt chart based project scheduling and management tool [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=12>] RSS * RSSOwl <http://www.rssowl.org/> - RSS reader that collects data from RSS-compliant sites [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=13>] Score * *MuseScore <http://mscore.sourceforge.net/> (musescore <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Musescore&action=edit>)* - A WYSIWYG music score typesetter KDE-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Kde-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=14>] Special * AMANDA <http://www.amanda.org/> - the Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver, is a backup system [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=15>] Video * Avidemux <http://avidemux.org/> - a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks * CamStudio <http://camstudio.org/> - record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files * Cinerella <http://cinelerra.org/> - Cinelerra does primarily 3 things: capturing, compositing, and editing audio and video with sample level accuracy. It's a movie studio in a box. * DVDStyler <http://www.dvdstyler.de/> - a cross-platform DVD authoring application * VLC Media Player <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> - a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=16>] Vizualize * *Dia <http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/> (dia <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Dia&action=edit>)* - A diagram creation program Gnome-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Gnome-l.png> Official repo <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Suse-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=17>] VPN * openVPN <http://openvpn.net/> - a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=18>] Web Publish * *eXe eLearning <http://exelearning.org/> (exelearning <http://en.opensuse.org/Exelearning>)* - An eLearning XHTML editor Gnome-Application <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Gnome-l.png> from 12 years <http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Fsk12.png> [edit <http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Education/Applications/Best_Of&action=edit§ion=19>] Web-Based * Asymptopia Crossword Builder <http://www.asymptopia.org/staticpages/index.php?page=MathCrosswordBuilder> - a JavaScript education application that runs in any modern internet browser * Claroline <http://www.claroline.net/> - a Web Based Course Management System. It allows teachers (professors, lecturers...) to create and administer course websites through a browser * ClaSS <http://www.laex.org/class/> - A complete student tracking, reporting and information management system * Koha <http://koha.org/> - Koha Classic sets the standard in open-source library automation. * Sakai <http://sakaiproject.org/portal> - includes many of the features common to course management systems, including document distribution, a gradebook, discussion, live chat, assignment uploads, and online testing. * School Tool <http://www.schooltool.org/> - will eventually take care of all aspects of school administration -- James A. 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