<s>
winPenPack	B-Application
(	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
wPP	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
application	O
suite	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
open	O
source	O
applications	B-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
modified	O
to	O
be	O
executed	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
(	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
removable	O
storage	O
device	O
)	O
without	O
prior	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinPenPack	B-Application
programs	O
are	O
distributed	O
as	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
individually	O
or	O
grouped	O
into	O
suites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creator	O
,	O
Danilo	O
Leggieri	O
,	O
put	O
the	O
site	O
winPenPack.com	O
online	O
on	O
23	O
November	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
15	O
new	O
versions	O
and	O
hundreds	O
of	O
open-source	B-Application
portable	B-Application
applications	I-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
hosted	O
on	O
SourceForge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
currently	O
hosts	O
various	O
projects	O
created	O
and	O
suggested	O
by	O
forum	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
bug	B-Error_Name
reporting	O
and	O
suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
May	O
2006	O
,	O
winPenPack	B-Application
has	O
been	O
covered	O
by	O
most	O
major	O
Italian	O
PC	O
publications	O
including	O
:	O
PC	O
Professionale	O
,	O
Win	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Computer	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Total	O
Computer	O
,	O
Internet	O
Genius	O
,	O
Quale	O
Computer	O
,	O
Computer	O
Week	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
applications	B-Application
available	O
in	O
the	O
winPenPack	B-Application
suites	O
are	O
portable	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portable	B-Application
applications	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
X-Software	O
is	O
software	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
modified	O
with	O
X-Launcher	O
to	O
be	O
executed	O
as	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
a	O
portable	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Launcher	O
is	O
a	O
specific	O
application	O
which	O
executes	O
other	O
applications	B-Application
in	O
"	O
portable	B-Application
mode	O
"	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
recreating	O
their	O
original	O
operating	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
examples	O
of	O
X-Software	O
include	O
X-Firefox	O
(	O
counterpart	O
to	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
)	O
,	O
X-Thunderbird	O
(	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
)	O
,	O
X-Gimp	O
(	O
GIMP	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winPenPack	B-Application
main	O
menu	O
can	O
be	O
executed	O
from	O
any	O
removable	O
storage	O
device	O
(	O
including	O
,	O
and	O
especially	O
,	O
from	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
different	O
winPenPack	B-Application
suite	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
is	O
pre-configured	O
to	O
list	O
all	O
programs	O
available	O
(	O
including	O
programs	O
belonging	O
to	O
other	O
suites	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
programs	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
menu	O
either	O
manually	O
(	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Add	O
"	O
options	O
or	O
by	O
drag-and-dropping	O
them	O
onto	O
the	O
menu	O
)	O
or	O
automatically	O
(	O
please	O
note	O
that	O
automatic	O
installation	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
X-Software	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
portable	B-Application
applications	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
