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Original author(s)Tom Wetmore[1][2][3]
Developer(s)The LifeLines Team [4][5]
Initial release23 September 1992; 31 years ago (1992-09-23)[3]
Stable release
3.1.1[6] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 March 2016
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Available inEnglish, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Polish, and Swedish[7]
TypeGenealogy software
LicenseMIT license
Websitelifelines.sourceforge.net
lifelines.github.io/lifelines/

LifeLines is a free open-source genealogy software tool to assist family history research. LifeLines primary strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability to easily import and export information in the GEDCOM format. It was the first open-source genealogy program for Unix.[8] The Lifelines scripting language is now supported by several other open-source programs.[9]

History

Lifelines version 1.0 was written by Tom Wetmore in the fall and winter of 1990/91 for his private use. Lifelines version 2.0 was released 23 September 1992 to the public.[1][3] Lifelines version 3.0 was released 12 October 1994.[10]

Lifelines is maintained by a team of volunteers. In April 2016 the code was moved to GitHub and a new release numbered 3.1.0 was issued.

LifeLines uses a text-based curses interface. A couple of experimental GUI interfaces were in development, but lacked the stability and core functionality to make them suitable for release.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b LifeLines genealogy software:Key Info - "Lifelines was written by Tom Wetmore circa 1991-1994 and he has now placed it under an MIT-style license."
  2. ^ "Index of /Pub/Genealogy/Lines". Archived from the original on 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  3. ^ a b c On 23 September I announced the existence of LifeLines on the soc.roots/ROOTS-L list,... Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine LIFELINES NEWSLETTER 1, 4 October 1992, T. T. Wetmore IV, ed.
  4. ^ LifeLines - Project Member List
  5. ^ LifeLines FAQ - By Larry Hamilton - November 22, 2005
  6. ^ "Release 3.1.1". GitHub.
  7. ^ LifeLines genealogy software:Key Info - "Internationalization and localization: Native language support has been added for a number of languages, including Danish, French, German, and Swedish beginning with the 3.0.29 release."
  8. ^ Windows XP Versus Linux: A Genealogist’s Viewpoint - By Dick Eastman - 2001 - "Lifelines was the first genealogy program to become available for Linux."
  9. ^ Open Source Genealogy Software - By John Finlay - 2005
  10. ^ LifeLines 3.0.1 Available, From:"T.T.Wetmore", Date:12 Oct 1994, LINES-L Archives
  11. ^ FAQ#23. Will there ever be a GUI for LifeLines?

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