Xiphos 3.0 Bible study software released

We are proudly pleased to announce the release of Xiphos 3.0, a Bible study system built on the foundation of The Sword Project's cross-platform libraries from Crosswire Bible Society. Xiphos provides a feature-rich environment in which to study Biblical texts, commentaries, and other resources suitable to sound theological learning.

Formerly known as GnomeSword, we have changed our project's name due to the perception of our old name as being too obscure. Our new name is the transliteration of ξίφος, one of several Greek words for Sword.

The single biggest feature of 3.0 is that we are no longer bound to just the Linux platform. The WIN32 port is substantially complete, and the few features not yet supported will be done in the very near future.

Aside from WIN32, we have had an amazing number of developments since our last release, 2.4.1. In just 90 days, we have implemented some 20+ new features: a fabulous new look developed by professional graphics designers, involving our logos, splash screen, and icons; many module manager improvements for resource management assistance, including standard repository setup; commentary by chapter display; many search improvements; a revamped website with embedded manual, automatically updated from SVN; respect for module configurations' preferences for font and font size; and other movements forward too numerous to mention or count.

WIN32 binaries are available for download from SourceForge, and per-distro Linux binaries are in progress and should be available from their repos almost immediately.

Project website:
http://xiphos.org/ (http://xiphos.sourceforge.net/)
Release notes:
https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=5528&release_id=659746
Download:
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5528&release_id=659746
The Sword Project, at Crosswire Bible Society:
http://www.crosswire.org/
(please be patient with us as we make efforts to complete our renaming)