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Introduction
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About
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OpenLP stands for "Open Source Lyrics Projection" and is presentation software
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developed for churches to provide a single easy to use interface for the
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projection needs of a typical worship service. First created in 2004, it has
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steadily grown in features and maturity such that it is now a mainstay in
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hundreds of churches around the world.
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OpenLP has searchable databases of songs and Bible verses allowing them to be
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projected instantly or saved in a pre-prepared order of service file. Themes
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allow for a variety of presentation options and allow you to add attractive
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visuals to enhance your presentations. PowerPoint and OpenOffice presentations,
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videos and audio files can be run from within the program removing the need to
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switch between different programs. Alert messages can be displayed so the
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nursery or car park stewards can notify the congregation easily. Remote
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capability allows the worship leader to change songs, or for alert messages to
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be sent from anywhere on the network, even via a smart phone or tablet.
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Being free, this software can be installed on as many PCs as required,
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including the home PCs of worship leader(s) at no additional cost. Compared to
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the expensive site licenses and restrictions of commercial software we believe
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OpenLP is the perfect choice for quality and value. Still in active development
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by a growing team of enthusiastic developers, features are being added all the
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time resulting in continual improvement of the software.
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OpenLP is licensed under the GNU Generic Public License, which means
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that it is free to use, distribute, modify, and it stays free.
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GNU General Public License
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The GNU General Public License was specifically chosen because it ensures the
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above mentioned freedoms. It specifically states that you are not allowed
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to charge for the software, and that you have to distribute the source code as
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well.
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You can find a copy of the GNU General Public License from the Help menu
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selecting about OpenLP or `view the license on-line <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>`_.
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