VALO-CD

Last updated
Stable release
9 (2013)
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Website 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. [1] Its last release was in 2013.

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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. [2] [3]

The acronym VALO means "Free/Libre Open-Source Software" in Finnish. Valo is also a Finnish word that means "light". [4] The name is intended to connote enlightenment.

The project started in 2008, and aimed to support technological and economic development in Finland. [5]

Version 8 released in 2012 [1] and Version 9 release in 2013. [6]

Contents

Version 8 included the following software:

References

  1. 1 2 Hillenius, Gijs (2012-02-28). "Eighth edition of Finnish CD to promote open source". interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Now in English: VALO-CD Open Source Software Collection". Slashdot. 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  3. ↑ Noyes, Katherine (4 December 2012). "VALO-CD serves a smorgasbord of open source Windows apps". PCWorld. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  4. ↑ "VALO-CD Now Available in English: Makes Installing Free and Open Source Software Easier Than Ever for Windows Users". Yahoo News. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  5. ↑ "Uusi Valo-CD esittelee Adoben korvikkeita" (in Finnish). Digitoday. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  6. ↑ Lehto, Linda (2013-09-18). "VALO-CD versio 9 julkaistu". COSS.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-09-25.


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