{{Short description|CD distribution of open-source Windows software}} {{Infobox software | name = | screenshot = 300px|VALO-CD logo | latest release version = 9 (2013) | operating system = Microsoft Windows | website = {{URL|http://www.valo-cd.net/}} }}
'''VALO-CD''' was a distribution of open-source software on a CD for Microsoft Windows aiming to spread knowledge and the use of open-source software.<ref name="hillenius"/> Its last release was in 2013.
VALO-CD originated from Finland, and was originally available only in Finnish. Since version 7's release in March 2012, an international version was made available in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/03/03/0340229/now-in-english-valo-cd-open-source-software-collection |title=Now in English: VALO-CD Open Source Software Collection |publisher=Slashdot |date=2012-03-03 |accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Katherine |last=Noyes |title=VALO-CD serves a smorgasbord of open source Windows apps |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/455919/valo-cd-serves-up-a-smorgasbord-of-open-source-apps-for-windows-users.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=PCWorld |language=en |date=4 December 2012}}</ref>
The acronym ''VALO'' means "Free/Libre Open-Source Software" in Finnish. {{lang|fi|Valo}} is also a Finnish word that means "light".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/valo-cd-now-available-english-makes-installing-free-081257903.html |title=VALO-CD Now Available in English: Makes Installing Free and Open Source Software Easier Than Ever for Windows Users |publisher=Yahoo News |date=2012-02-24 |accessdate=2012-05-13}} </ref> The name is intended to connote enlightenment.
The project started in 2008, and aimed to support technological and economic development in Finland.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.digitoday.fi/data/2010/09/24/uusi-valo-cd-esittelee-adoben-korvikkeita/201013277/66 |title=Uusi Valo-CD esittelee Adoben korvikkeita |publisher=Digitoday |date=2010-09-24 |accessdate=2011-10-09 |language=Finnish}} </ref>
Version 8 released in 2012<ref name="hillenius">{{Cite web |last=Hillenius |first=Gijs |date=2012-02-28 |title=Eighth edition of Finnish CD to promote open source |url=https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/eighth-edition-finnish-cd |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> and Version 9 release in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehto |first=Linda |date=2013-09-18 |title=VALO-CD versio 9 julkaistu |url=https://coss.fi/uutiset/valo-cd-versio-9-julkaistu/ |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=COSS.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
==Contents== Version 8 included the following software: *'''Writing and drawing''': Dia, GIMP, Inkscape, LibreOffice, and Scribus. *'''Internet''': Firefox, Thunderbird, Pidgin, Vuze, and WinSCP. *'''Recreation''': Stellarium, and Tux Paint. *'''Multimedia''': Audacity, MuseScore and VLC media player. *'''Tools''': 7-Zip, Evince, InfraRecorder, KeePass, Notepad++, PDFCreator, and TrueCrypt. *'''Guides''': Various user guides by FLOSS Manuals.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.valo-cd.net/}}
Category:Free software distributions Category:Projects established in 2008 Category:2008 establishments in Finland Category:Software developed in Finland
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