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About
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OpenLP stands for "Open Source Lyrics Projection" and is presentation software
OpenLP stands for "Open Lyrics Projection" and is presentation software
developed for churches to provide a single easy to use interface for the
projection needs of a typical worship service. First created in 2004, it has
steadily grown in features and maturity such that it is now a mainstay in
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capability allows the worship leader to change songs, or for alert messages to
be sent from anywhere on the network, even via a smart phone or tablet.
Being free, this software can be installed on as many PCs as required,
Being free, this software can be installed on as many PCs as required,
including the home PCs of worship leader(s) at no additional cost. Compared to
the expensive site licenses and restrictions of commercial software we believe
the expensive site licenses and restrictions of commercial software we believe
OpenLP is the perfect choice for quality and value. Still in active development
by a growing team of enthusiastic developers, features are being added all the
by a growing team of enthusiastic developers, features are being added all the
time resulting in continual improvement of the software.
OpenLP is licensed under the GNU Generic Public License, which means
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GNU General Public License
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The GNU General Public License was specifically chosen because it ensures the
above mentioned freedoms. It specifically states that you are not allowed
to charge for the software, and that you have to distribute the source code as
The GNU General Public License was specifically chosen because it ensures the
above mentioned freedoms. It specifically states that you are not allowed
to charge for the software, and that you have to distribute the source code as
well.
You can find a copy of the GNU General Public License from the Help menu
You can find a copy of the GNU General Public License from the Help menu
selecting about OpenLP or `view the license on-line <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>`_.