[sword-devel] Open Content Creation
James Gross
sword-devel@crosswire.org
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:59:57
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<P>>From: Jerry Hastings <HASTINGS@DANCRIS.COM><BR>>Reply-To: sword-devel@crosswire.org <BR>>To: sword-devel@crosswire.org, sword-devel@crosswire.org <BR>>Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Open Content Creation <BR>>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 02:41:36 -0700 <BR>> <BR>>Another great idea! I like it. Need to be careful with the "cult" word <BR>>though. </P>
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<P>Good point. </P>
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<P>>Open source software development is not a good place to <BR>>practice counter cult methods. For reasons like that, a text review board <BR>>should probably not be "official" and should have some distance between it <BR>>and Crosswire. But, it would be nice to see a review of "unknown" works. <BR>>One day I may want to see something written from a certain point of <BR>>view. On another day I may want to look at something written from a differing <BR>>point of view. It would be nice to have an idea of what way a work leans. <BR>>And to know the quality of the writing. <BR>>Jerry <BR></P>
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<P>Well, your ideas are great IMHO. Since we would need a person or persons to receive the works and prepare them for inclusion in Sword, they could also, possibly, review them and provide a short synopsis of the works. I am no theologian, so I would dare not think that I could say whether something was "cult"-like or not. I just know my Bible (though, not as well as I should). So, I hope I didn't insult anyone when I included the "cult" word in the previous email. I am just throwing out ideas.</P>
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<P>In a similar vein, I will be working on short synopsis' of all of the modules. That way, when we update the website, we can provide the synopsis' for the benefit of the user. If anyone has already been working on such thing, please let me know. </P>
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<P>In Christ's Service</P>
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<P>Jim</P>
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