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Introduction
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About
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OpenLP stands for "Open Source Lyric 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 is it now a mainstay in
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hundreds of churches around the world.
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OpenLP can contain a searchable database of songs and Bible verses allowing
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them to be projected instantly or saved in a pre-prepared order of service
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file. Themes allow for a veriety of presentation options and allow you to add
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attractvie visuals to enhance your presentations. PowerPoint and Open Office
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presentations, videos, and audio files can be run from within the program
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removing the need to switch between different programs. Alert messages can be
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displayed so the nursery or car park stewards can notify the congregation easily.
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Remote capability allows the worship leader to change songs, or for alert
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messages to be sent from anywhere on the network, even via a phone.
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Being free, this software can be installed on as many PC's as required, even on
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the home PC's of worship leaders without additional cost. Compared to the
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expensive site licenses and restrictions of commercial software we believe
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OpenLP cannot be beat for value. Still in active development by a growing team
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of enthusiastic developers, features are being added all the time, meaning the
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software just improves all the time.
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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 on-line
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at: `<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt>`_.
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