OpenLP

OpenLP
OpenLP
OpenLP Logo
OpenLP v2.jpg
OpenLP 2.0 in Windows XP.
Developer(s) OpenLP Team
Initial release 2004
Stable release 1.2.9 / February 1, 2011
Preview release 1.9.7 (beta) / September 25, 2011
Written in Delphi (up to 1.2), Python/Qt4 (1.9 onwards)
Operating system Microsoft Windows (All versions) Cross-Platform: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch), Mac OS X, FreeBSD (1.9 onwards)
Type Worship Presentation Software
License GNU General Public License
Website openlp.org

OpenLP is a worship presentation program licensed under the GNU General Public License. It includes the ability to search through lyrics for certain words; search for Bible verses in the Bible; display lyrics and Bible verses in a friendly way to the congregation; interact with Microsoft PowerPoint to provide users with an easy way to control Powerpoint.[1] It also includes easy and instant switching between slides, customisable backgrounds, a song database, and video support.[2]

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History

OpenLP was registered on SourceForge.net in February 2004 by Tim Ebenezer[3]. The software was first released on 28 February 2004[4] as version 0.1, and contained the bare basics of the application.[5] Version 0.4, released on 16 March 2004, was the first release with multi monitor support.[6]

On 18 March 2004, the 0.x line of OpenLP officially entered beta status[7] with the release of version 0.5.[8] By version 0.8, OpenLP had implemented most of the desired functionality.[9] Version 0.994 was the last release in the 0.x series of OpenLP, and was released on 11 October 2004.[10]

In mid-2004 Raoul Snyman joined the project, and suggested some architectural changes. With this in mind, Tim Ebenezer decided to drop the 0.x line and rewrite OpenLP from scratch, with a redefined user interface.[11] After various delays, OpenLP 1.0 beta 1 was finally released on 3 October 2005. At this stage, Tim also decided to rename OpenLP to openlp.org.

After the release of beta 1, Tim became too busy to work on openlp.org, and in early 2006 Raoul took over the project.[12] After an extensive beta and release candidate program, openlp.org version 1.0 was released on 1 February 2008.[13]

Initially, Raoul was going to work on a new version of openlp.org, version 1.2, in order to add fix up various faults in the implementation of the software[14], while a new group of developers would work on OpenLP 2.0, a new cross-platform version of the software[15]. However, after looking at the progress of version 2.0, and consulting the other developers, Raoul decided to cease work on version 1.2.[16]

In the mean time, Derek Scotney joined the project, helping Raoul work on bugfixes for openlp.org 1.0. When Raoul moved on to help develop version 2.0, Derek continued to support version 1.0 with bug fixes. In October 2009 Derek released a new version of openlp.org that he had been working on, one that provided a backing track feature that his church needed[17].

The OpenLP team released the first alpha version of OpenLP 2.0, OpenLP version 1.9.1, after about 18 months of development. This release was a preview release to show the community what the development team had been working on.[18] It was at this stage that the team renamed OpenLP back to its original name. Since then, there have been releases every 3 months[19].

After over 2 years of development, the OpenLP team released their first beta of OpenLP 2.0 on 27 March 2011. With the release of this first beta, the OpenLP team announced that there would be no more bug fix releases for openlp.org 1.2, and that the beta release should be stable enough for most churches.[20]

Current status

Version 1.0

Version 1.0 of openlp.org is no longer maintained. It has been superseded by version 1.2.

Version 1.2

Version 1.2.9 is the last stable release of openlp.org, written in Delphi, and is available for Microsoft Windows only[21].

Version 2.0

Development of version 2.0 is currently underway, and is written in Python and Qt4, using the PyQt4 bindings[22]. This enables OpenLP to run on all three major operating systems (Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows) as well as other less well known systems (such as FreeBSD, PC-BSD).

The latest release is version 1.9.7, known as OpenLP 2.0 beta 3[23].

See also

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References

  1. ^ "OpenLP Features". http://openlp.org/en/features. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  2. ^ "OpenLP Features". http://openlp.org/en/features. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  3. ^ "OpenLP SourceForge.net Project Page". http://sourceforge.net/projects/openlp/. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  4. ^ "OpenLP Releases". http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=102060&package_id=109526. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  5. ^ Ebenezer, Timothy. "Version 0.1 Releast Notes". http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=220347&group_id=102060. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  6. ^ Ebenezer, Timothy. "Version 0.4 Releast Notes". http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=223896&group_id=102060. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  7. ^ Ebenezer, Timothy. "We have hit BETA!". http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=361033. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  8. ^ "OpenLP Releases". http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=102060&package_id=109526. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  9. ^ Ebenezer, Timothy. "Version 0.8 Released". http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=362745. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  10. ^ Ebenezer, Timothy. "OpenLP 0.994 Released". http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=413464. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  11. ^ Ebenezer, Timothy. "OpenLP 1.0 Preview Available". https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=378621. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 
  12. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "update on progress...". https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=539261. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 
  13. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "OpenLP 1.0 released". https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=780755. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 
  14. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "Getting Started with 1.2". http://openlp.org/en/blog/2008/07/30/getting-started-with-12. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  15. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "Roadmap: openlp.org 1.0, 1.2 and beyond". http://openlp.org/en/blog/2008/01/14/roadmap-openlporg-10-12-and-beyond. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  16. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "The Future Of openlp.org: Version 2.0". http://openlp.org/en/blog/2008/10/23/the-future-of-openlporg-version-20. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  17. ^ Scotney, Derek. "Version 1.2.0 now available". http://openlp.org/en/blog/2009/10/02/version-120-is-now-available. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  18. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "OpenLP 2.0 Alpha 1 Released". http://openlp.org/en/blog/2010/03/28/openlp-20-alpha-1-released. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  19. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "Version 2 Milestones". http://wiki.openlp.org/Version_2_Milestones. Retrieved 2011-04-14. 
  20. ^ Preikschat, Andreas. "First Beta Release of OpenLP 2". http://openlp.org/en/blog/2011/03/26/first-beta-release-of-openlp-2. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  21. ^ Snyman, Raoul. "RE:Post Release 1 and Multi Platform". http://openlp.org/en/forums/general-stuff/general-discussion/post-release-1-and-multi-platform#comment-307. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  22. ^ "Qt 4 versus wxWidgets". openlp-devel mailing list. 2008-04-07. http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200804072259.21307.raoul%40openlp.org&forum_name=openlp-devel. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  23. ^ Bentley, Tim. "OpenLP one point nine point seven, "Joyful John" aka beta 3, has been released!". http://openlp.org/en/blog/2011/09/25/openlp-one-point-nine-point-seven-joyful-john-aka-beta-3-has-been-released. Retrieved 2011-09-27. 

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