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Strong Angel Linux distro.

Zope - application server

Plone - content management, runs on Zope

OIO - flexible data collection and reporting, runs on Zope [StrongAngel.OIO]

PostgreSQL - relational database

Kernel - 2.6.x

Desktop - KDE 3.2 or Gnome 2.6 (I prefer KDE)

File manager
	Konqueror (if using KDE)
	Nautilus (if using Gnome)

Web browser - Firefox (the browser part of the Mozilla project) (also KDE file 
manager Konqueror also acts as good web browser)

Email - Kmail or Evolution

Address book, calendar, PIM
	Kontact or Evolution
	KPilot (links to Palms, there are also programs to link Psions and PocketPCs 
but I have no experience with these)

Game - Frozen bubble (simple but addictive game, culturaly neutral, good for 
winning hearts and minds!)

Graphics
	Digital camera - Digicam
	Image manipulation - The Gimp
	Slide show - Pixie Plus or KuickShow

CD/DVD burner - K3b

Chat program - Kopete

Word processor 
	OpenOffice Writer
	KWord (as this can import pdf files for editing)

Spreadsheet - OpenOffice Calc

Presentations - OpenOffice Impress

Flatbed scanner - Kooka

PDF viewer 
	Acrobat Reader (gratis but not open source)
	Built in pdf viewer in Konqueror file manager

HTML Web page creator - Quanta Plus

VTC/Voice chat (like NetMeeting) - Gnome Meeting

News Reader - KNode

Audio Player - XMMS

DVD Player - MPlayer (not easy to get these to work 'out of the box' as they 
need patches to get around the DECSS encryption.  Legal in UK and EU not sure 
about status in US)

Remote Desktop connection - built in to KDE or use TightVNC (allows remote 
administration of computer over network)

FTP client - KBear

SSH client - Kssh

Emacs - powerful file editor that has low overheads for remote administration 
and does not require graphical desktop.

Midnight Commander - File manager (no desktop required) for remote 
administration.

Network utilities - KWiFiManager, KInternet (internet dialup), KFax (sends and 
receives faxes)

Localisation files for target populations (ie help files, menus in native 
language etc).

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notes:

Eric
Here is my first cut on the packages to put into the Strong Angel Linux 
distro.  Some general points first:
- These packages presume that the target machine is reasonably modern with a 
reasonable amount of RAM.  By this I mean 800MHz or better and at least 125Mb 
RAM.  Linux will run on much older machines perfectly well but would require 
a lighter weight window manager (such as IceWM).
- There are very, very many programs that will do all the tasks listed.  It 
would be very easy to confuse the user with a multitude of similar programs 
and I think it more important to limit choice (to improve usability) than to 
provide a multiplicity of choice.
- I currently use KDE as my window manager and so my choices reflect this.  
Gnome is perfectly OK but if this were chosen I would make some changes.
- All programs are Open Source except Acrobat Reader (gratis but not FLOSS).
- I would be very happy to receive suggestions on alternative programs or ones 
I have missed out.
- Perhaps this email should form the basis of an editable page on your SA 
Plone site?

Peter
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Dr PJ Buxton