[sword-devel] The OSIS Vision vs STEP

[Joachim Ansorg]

No, I think the tools won't be removed. Although Sword will probably 
concentrate on OSIS STEP support may be enhanced in the future.

Just my own ideas, Troy has the official ones :)
Joachim

> Does this mean that those of us looking to use the Sword interface to
> access our (rightfully purchased) STEP libraries will not be supported. I
> tried unsuccessfully to import my STEP NIV & NLT Bibles a month or two ago.
> The modules for working with STEP (step2vpl & stepdump) crashed when I
> tried them. Are these modules finished & working, but I just don't know how
> to use them, or are they going to continue to be developed, or will they
> (as a result of STEP "flopping") be abandoned?
>
> BTW: We're having a baby! (just had to toss that bit in) :-D
>
> James: Tell the others at MLCC.
>
> In Christ,
>
> Chris Knox
> Assistant Professor
> Internet Computing
> Southern Wesleyan University
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don A. Elbourne Jr. [mailto:delbourne@cox.net]
> > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 1:20 PM
> > To: sword-devel@crosswire.org
> > Subject: [sword-devel] The OSIS Vision vs STEP
> >
> >
> > STEP was supposed to be the same thing, and it appears to
> > have flopped. I hope OSIS succeeds. As a format, it is
> > better, but I am partial to XML. As far as vision goes, I'm
> > not sure what real world advantages it will have over STEP, if any.
> >
> > by grace alone,
> >
> > Don A. Elbourne Jr.
> > http://elbourne.org
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Burry" <dburry@tagnet.org>
> > To: <sword-devel@crosswire.org>
> > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 11:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Here's Our Chance: Copyright Negotations
> >
> > > This is an awesome vision for OSIS, one format that you can buy
> > > anything
> >
> > in
> >
> > > directly from the copyright holder or from a reseller, and
> >
> > every bible
> >
> > > software out there reading it or importing from it....
> > >
> > > Dave

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