Open Source Software Distribution Software

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution. Being a user's first experience with your product, a stable and reliable installer is an important component of succesful software. With NSIS you can create such installers that are capable of doing everything that is needed to setup your software. NSIS is script-based and allows you to create the logic to handle even the most complex installation tasks. Many plug-ins and scripts are already available: you can create web installers, communicate with Windows and other software components, install or update shared components and more.

Debreate is a utility to aid in creating Debian (.deb) packages. Currently it only supports binary packaging (note that the term "binary package" is used loosely, as such packages can contain scripts & non-code items such as media images, audio, & more) for personal distribution. Plans for using backends such as dh_make & debuild for creating source packages are in the works. But source packaging can be quite different & is a must if you want to get your packages into a distribution's official repositories or a Launchpad Personal Package Archive (PPA). The latter from which Debreate is available.

USSU Unlimited helps you to manage and keep your standard Windows applications up-to-date. It gives the possibility to add applications yourself. Use it to upgrade already installed applications, it highlights outdated or missing applications and advises to download and install them in a single step. It takes away those frustrations to update everything manually. Instead it leafs your with a updated computer and a smile! Currently 45 standard applications are supported. more supported applications will be available soon... Windows network deployment/management will be available Q3 2013. Supported on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 2008R2.