[sword-devel] update of NA26-UBS3 module

[Troy A. Griffitts]

Wojciech Bartminski,

	Thank you for your desire to be upright in this matter.  Blessings on 
your efforts to get permission.  My understanding is that the text of 
the N26U3 is EXACTLY the same as the N27U4, with the possible exception 
of corrected typos or punctuation.  The apparatus update was a big 
change, but I don't believe you include the apparatus in your module.

	CrossWire and Winfred Bader from UBS got off to a pretty bad start 
about 8 years ago.  He sternly requested that we remove our N27U4 
module, even though we had produced it from a publicly downloadable CCAT 
source.  He had every right to deny us permission-- being the copyright 
holder, and allow CCAT to distribute the text, if certain guidelines 
were followed (I believe a simple form filled out acknowledging 
scholastic use, or something).

	After working with Dr. Bader at OSIS conference over the past 4 years, 
we've really had the opportunity to earn his respect, I guess, and he's 
warmed up to us considerably.  Unfortunately, as of earlier this year, 
he is no longer with UBS, but has taken a post at another organization 
which we don't deal with.

	I have no idea who now currently manages the electronic permission for 
the NA text.  I pray your request and CrossWire might find favour in his 
eyes.  Please let him know that our software is available to them to use 
in whatever capacity they might see fit, and could make their text 
available on a number of additional platforms, with no burden to them. 
We'd just like them to offer their text for SWORD.  We'd also be happy 
to convert their authoritative data if they would be willing to provide 
it to us.

	Also, we'd love to fully support the great work being done at:

	http://nestlealand.uni-muenster.de/

	Thanks again for your sincere heart to serve our Lord,

		-Troy A. Griffitts.


ingo7 wrote:
> Hi
> 
> N27U4 is NOT N26U3!
> 
> AFAIK distribution of N26U3 is not illegal - but I've just asked GBS
> this question.
> If they confirm that it's OK to distribute the module (I expect it - as
> we underline that it is only for "educational or private, noncommercial
> purpose") - I shall add it to links mentioned on the page
> http://biblijna.strona.pl/sword/PL.htm.
> 
> 
> In Christ,
> 
> Wojciech Bartminski
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sword-devel-bounces at crosswire.org
> [mailto:sword-devel-bounces at crosswire.org] On Behalf Of Troy A.
> Griffitts
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 11:20 PM
> To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum
> Subject: Re: [sword-devel] update of NA26-UBS3 module
> 
> 
> Richard,
>  	We once had an unlocked N27U4 module and were specifically
> denied 
> by the German Bible Society permission to distribute such.  I would 
> strongly discourage illegal distribution of your module and must insist 
> that you discontinue posting links to it on this forum.  I don't like
> the 
> fact that we don't have this module available, but we need to work
> within 
> legal requirements.
> 
>  	Having said this, we DO have a Westcott-Hort Greek text with NU 
> variants marked.  Most of our client software will allow you to show the
> 
> NU variants only.
> 
> 
>  	-Troy A. Griffitts
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Richard Horlings wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hello everyone.
>>
>>For those of you who are interested, I have just made a new release of
> 
> 
>>the Nestle-Aland 26th ed. /United Bible Societies 3rd ed. of the Greek
> 
> 
>>New Testament text. It is not groundbreaking in any way; it simply 
>>fixes the final sigmas in parentheses and changes the underscores '_' 
>>to the proper symbol, the hyphen '-'.
>>
>>You can get the updated module at 
>>http://sword.strona.pl/downloads/na26-ubs3.raw.zip
>>http://sword.strona.pl/downloads/na26-ubs3.zip (this one is with 
>>installer for windows) Thanks again to Wojciech Bartminski for hosting
> 
> 
>>this module.
>>
>>This is an unofficial module; it is not part of the Sword project 
>>itself. This begs the question: Would the Sword Project be willing to 
>>have a webpage with links to third party modules like this one? It 
>>would be useful for modules which Sword could not distribute, 
>>including, hopefully, future commercial ones, as well as modules that 
>>are not related to the purpose of Sword (e.g. Herodotus).  Just a 
>>thought.
>>
>>In His service,
>>Richard Horlings _______________________________________________
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>>
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