Open Elms - Revision history

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	==Product history==		==Product history==

	Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="~~OEAbout~~">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm \|title=About 'Open Elms' \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=~~04 January 2013~~}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="~~OEAbout~~" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ \|title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" />		Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAboutArch1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323041507/http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm \|title=About 'Open Elms' \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|archivedate=23 March 2013 \|accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAboutArch1" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ \|title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" />

	Sometime in late 2017 or early 2018, the Open Elms website was updated, removing most information about the open-source software. Its About Us page was updated to include language such as "Open Elms was originally an open source project" and "is now in its 8th version and is a commercial venture.~~"<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|title=Open Elms \|accessdate=04 May 2018}}</ref>~~<ref name="OEAboutArch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017075311/http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|title=Open Elms \|archivedate=17 October 2017 \|accessdate=04 May 2018}}</ref> The last known open-source version was 7.1.1, released on SourceForge in July 2012. The software is presumably no longer being developed as open-source.		Sometime in late 2017 or early 2018, the Open Elms website was updated, removing most information about the open-source software. Its About Us page was updated to include language such as "Open Elms was originally an open source project" and "is now in its 8th version and is a commercial venture.<ref name="OEAboutArch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017075311/http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|title=Open Elms \|archivedate=17 October 2017 \|accessdate=04 May 2018}}</ref> The last known open-source version was 7.1.1, released on SourceForge in July 2012. The software is presumably no longer being developed as open-source.

	==Features==		==Features==

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	\| released = {{Start date\|2007\|04\|13}} (5.1)<ref name="OE51">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf \|title=Open Elms - FREE Open Source Learning Management System – e-LMS \|publisher=e-learning WMB \|date=January 2011 \|page=78 \|format=PDF \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>		\| released = {{Start date\|2007\|04\|13}} (5.1)<ref name="OE51">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf \|title=Open Elms - FREE Open Source Learning Management System – e-LMS \|publisher=e-learning WMB \|date=January 2011 \|page=78 \|format=PDF \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>
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	'''Open Elms''' is free web-based open-source learning management software.		'''Open Elms''' was free web-based open-source learning management software.

	==Product history==		==Product history==

	Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm \|title=About 'Open Elms' \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAbout" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ \|title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" /> ~~Since then~~ the software ~~has been available both via SourceForge~~ and ~~by registering~~ on ~~the company's website~~.		Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm \|title=About 'Open Elms' \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAbout" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ \|title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" />

			Sometime in late 2017 or early 2018, the Open Elms website was updated, removing most information about the open-source software. Its About Us page was updated to include language such as "Open Elms was originally an open source project" and "is now in its 8th version and is a commercial venture."<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|title=Open Elms \|accessdate=04 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="OEAboutArch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017075311/http://www.openelms.org/page/about%20us \|title=Open Elms \|archivedate=17 October 2017 \|accessdate=04 May 2018}}</ref> The last known open-source version was 7.1.1, released on SourceForge in July 2012. The software is presumably no longer being developed as open-source.

	==Features==		==Features==

	The main features of Open Elms ~~include~~<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/AboutUs/feature_list.htm \|title=Open Elms - Feature List \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:		The main features of Open Elms included<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/AboutUs/feature_list.htm \|title=Open Elms - Feature List \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:

	* course creation tools		* course creation tools
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	==Hardware/software requirements==		==Hardware/software requirements==

	Installation requirements for Open Elms ~~include~~:		Installation requirements for Open Elms included:

	* IIS version 5.0 or greater		* IIS version 5.0 or greater
	* SQL Server 7.0 or greater		* SQL Server 7.0 or greater
	* Flash-enabled Internet Explorer browser		* Flash-enabled Internet Explorer browser

	~~Consult the [http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf manual] (PDF) for more information.~~

	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

	* ~~A demo of~~ Open Elms ~~is available via~~ [~~http~~://~~www~~.~~openelms~~.org/~~demo~~/~~openelms~~/ ~~the Open Elms site].~~		* Documentation for Open Elms can be found on [https://web.archive.org/web/20160615150850/http://www.openelms.org:80/downloads/manual.pdf the site] (archived PDF).
	* Documentation for Open Elms can be found on [http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf the site] (PDF).

	==Entities using Open Elms==		==Entities using Open Elms==



	==Further reading==		==Further reading==



	==External links==		==External links==

	* ~~[https://github.com/andrewgleave/OpenElm~~ Open Elms on ~~GitHub]~~		* Open Elms can still be found on SourceForge. However, use caution when downloading and installing from there; the install package may contain undesirable add-on software.

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [~~http~~://~~sourceforge~~.~~net~~/~~projects/openelms~~/ Open Elms on ~~SourceForge~~]		* [https://github.com/andrewgleave/OpenElm Open Elms on GitHub]

	==References==		==References==

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	Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm \|title=About 'Open Elms' \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late-2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAbout" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ \|title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" /> Since then the software has been available both via SourceForge and by registering on the company's website.		Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm \|title=About 'Open Elms' \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late 2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAbout" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ \|title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business \|publisher=SourceForge \|accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" /> Since then the software has been available both via SourceForge and by registering on the company's website.

	==Features==		==Features==

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	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

	* A demo of Open Elms is available via [http://www.openelms.org/demo/openelms/the Open Elms site].		* A demo of Open Elms is available via [http://www.openelms.org/demo/openelms/ the Open Elms site].
	* Documentation for Open Elms can be found on [http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf the site] (PDF).		* Documentation for Open Elms can be found on [http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf the site] (PDF).

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| title = '''Open Elms'''
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| developer = e-Learning WMB
| released = {{Start date|2007|04|13}} (5.1)<ref name="OE51">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf |title=Open Elms - FREE Open Source Learning Management System – e-LMS |publisher=e-learning WMB |date=January 2011 |page=78 |format=PDF |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>
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'''Open Elms''' is free web-based open-source learning management software.

==Product history==

Open Elms started out as proprietary software created by British software development company e-Learning WMB. Work on the software began sometime before 2005 and was given away freely with e-learning courses developed for other clients.<ref name="OEAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/aboutus/default.htm |title=About 'Open Elms' |publisher=e-Learning WMB |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="OE51" /> Sometime in late-2006 the company decided to release the software under the open-source model.<ref name="OEAbout" /> A SourceForge project was started on April 13, 2007<ref name="OESF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ |title=Open Elms - LMS/CMS for Business |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=04 January 13}}</ref>, and its assumed the first public open-source release of Open Elms came with version 5.1 of the software.<ref name="OE51" /> Since then the software has been available both via SourceForge and by registering on the company's website.

==Features==

The main features of Open Elms include<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web |url=http://www.openelms.org/AboutUs/feature_list.htm |title=Open Elms - Feature List |publisher=e-Learning WMB |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:

* course creation tools
* progress tracking
* testing and scoring
* reporting
* configurable interface
* e-mail integration
* SCORM compliance
* data import and export
* user-based security
* 3D virtual training room
* document management
* audit trail

==Hardware/software requirements==

Installation requirements for Open Elms include:

* IIS version 5.0 or greater
* SQL Server 7.0 or greater
* Flash-enabled Internet Explorer browser

Consult the [http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf manual] (PDF) for more information.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* A demo of Open Elms is available via [http://www.openelms.org/demo/openelms/the Open Elms site].
* Documentation for Open Elms can be found on [http://www.openelms.org/downloads/manual.pdf the site] (PDF).

==Entities using Open Elms==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openelms/ Open Elms on SourceForge]

==References==
<references />


[[Category:Education software (open source)]]