This program is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Click on the link or see the LICENSE file in the distribution to read it. OpenLog is Copyright (C) 2025 by Rod Wright.

Although the code that makes OpenLog work is Open Source, proprietary information may be safely entered into the OpenLog database without fear of affecting the status of either that information or of OpenLog. This does not conflict with the terms of the GPL, since no database is distributed with OpenLog. If you give a copy of OpenLog to someone else (which you are encouraged to do), you do not need to give them your database or anything contained therein.

OpenLog is a simple online logbook application. It allows anyone with a web browser to read, enter, and search for notes on any subject. The available shifts, employees, and subjects are easily configured. Notes can be referred to other notes and the entire chain of referenced notes can be displayed in a single page. This makes it convenient to track ongoing projects or actions on a particular piece of equipment over a long period of time. OpenLog also incorporates part tracking functions that allow discrepancies and maintenence actions to be documented. Notes, parts, and maintenance forms can be can be searched for based on a number of criteria. The look and feel of the OpenLog pages are easily changed. Settings that affect all users can be changed in the Administration menu. User specific settings can be changed in the My Profile menu. No browser specific HTML is used in OpenLog, so it should be useable in any browser, and it has been tested using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

To read about the changes in this latest version of OpenLog, click on the link or see the CHANGELOG file in the distribution.

Several pieces of Open Source software make OpenLog possible.

	Linux	All development and most of the testing of OpenLog was done on computers running the Linux operating system.
	PHP	OpenLog is written in PHP, a hypertext preprocessor, which makes possible the dynamic content of the pages.
	MySQL	OpenLog stores its data in a MySQL database.
	Apache	OpenLog was developed using the Apache web server.
	Fugue Icons	The icons used in OpenLog are from the Fugue Icon set created by Yusuke Kamiyamane. The entire set is available at p.yusukekamiyamane.com, and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.