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+.. title: Moving to PyQt5 and Releasing Version 2.4
+.. slug: 2015/12/24/moving-to-pyqt5-and-releasing-version-24
+.. date: 2015-12-24 19:00:34 UTC
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+Due to a packaging issue on one of our supported platforms (Debian, to be precise), we have had to radically shift
+forward the release date of OpenLP 2.4, as well as cut out a whole lot of features we had hoped to include.
+
+The biggest feature of OpenLP 2.4 will be the move to Qt 5.x. Qt is the GUI library we use for OpenLP's interface, and
+up until now we've been using version 4.8 of Qt. Just like all software projects, Qt has been moving on (they recently
+released version 5.5), and we've unfortunately been lagging behind.
+
+We had always intended to upgrade to Qt5 in OpenLP 2.4, but thanks to the aforementioned packaging problem, we have to
+release a version of OpenLP which uses Qt5 by the end of January. With this in mind we decided to cut the release
+cycle short and just release 2.4 with Qt5 and some bugfixes.
+
+The good news in all of this is that we should be able to make OpenLP's multimedia capabilities more powerful thanks
+to the reworking of media in Qt5. This should also encourage developers to continue contributing to OpenLP, which means
+that we all win.
+
+Here's our intended release cycle for OpenLP 2.4:
+
++---------------+------------------------+
+| Date          | Version                |
++===============+========================+
+| 27 Dec 2015   | OpenLP 2.3.1 aka Alpha |
++---------------+------------------------+
+| 10 Jan 2016   | OpenLP 2.3.2 aka Beta  |
++---------------+------------------------+
+| 31 Jan 2016   | OpenLP 2.4             |
++---------------+------------------------+
+
+If we feel we need it, we may release a second beta on the 24th of January, but this depends on developer availability,
+and how many bugs we have found and/or fixed.
+
+We Need You
+-----------
+
+Again, we need you. We've just uploaded some fresh language files to `Transifex for OpenLP 2.4`_ (you may need to be
+logged in to view this page), and we need your help to translate them into your languages. We'll blog in about a week
+again with a status update for these translations. Not many strings have changed, but we'd like to give folks whose
+translations were not able to be included in OpenLP 2.2 to get their translations up to date and included in OpenLP 2.4.
+
+[ Image Credit: `FAST by fhirART`_ ]
+
+.. _Transifex for OpenLP 2.4: https://www.transifex.com/openlp/openlp/openlp-24x/
+.. _FAST by fhirART: https://www.flickr.com/photos/64252494@N07/7573429776/
+