[sword-devel] Searching and copyrights.
Jeremy Bettis
sword-devel@crosswire.org
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:53:16 -0500
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> Could we eventually get copyright holders (NIV, NASB, etc.) to market
> Sword
> for us and cover all the issues relating to module distribution and
> royalty
> payment, etc.? If Sword were so polished, we could go to these
companies
> (I won't make moral statements as to the right to hold these
licenses),
> and we could get them their own modules, with all the bells and
whistles.
> They could sell the modules at any price that they thought was fair,
but
> they would be so inclined to distribute Sword with it because there
would
> be nothing better.
Could sword be augmented to read the file formats of some of the
existing Bible software out there? Here is what I mean:
* I see the major strength of Sword to be the vast number of
translations, commentaries and lexicons that can be used at once and
cross referenced.
* I don't really see "free" as the most important issue here
* Zondervan made available (for a while at least) a free download of a
NIV bible in their Zondervan Reference Software package.
* If sword could read ZRS files, then I could use a legal NIV along with
the many public translations that are on the sword web site.
Now I understand that ZRS is a complex file format, and probably secret.
(I havn't been able to figure it out with just a quick look). But you
can purchase bible texts in the STEP format (is that the right abbr?),
which is well documented.
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Could we eventually get copyright holders (NIV, =
NASB, etc.) to market</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sword</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> for us and cover all the issues relating to =
module distribution and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> royalty</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> payment, etc.? If Sword were so polished, =
we could go to these companies</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> (I won't make moral statements as to the right =
to hold these licenses),</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> and we could get them their own modules, =
with all the bells and whistles.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> They could sell the modules at any price =
that they thought was fair, but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> they would be so inclined to distribute Sword =
with it because there would</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> be nothing better.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Could sword be augmented to read the file formats of =
some of the existing Bible software out there? Here is what I =
mean:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>* I see the major strength of Sword to be the vast =
number of translations, commentaries and lexicons that can be used at =
once and cross referenced.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>* I don't really see "free" as the most =
important issue here</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>* Zondervan made available (for a while at least) a =
free download of a NIV bible in their Zondervan Reference Software =
package.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>* If sword could read ZRS files, then I could use a =
legal NIV along with the many public translations that are on the sword =
web site.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Now I understand that ZRS is a complex file format, =
and probably secret. (I havn't been able to figure it out with just a =
quick look). But you can purchase bible texts in the STEP format =
(is that the right abbr?), which is well documented.</FONT></P>
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