[sword-devel] Portable apps (was: Purge SwordReader)

[Chris Little]

There's also BPBible, which has a portability as a conscious design 
feature. See: http://bpbible.com/support/bpbible_portable

And, yes, this is all summarized in the FAQ: 
http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/index.php/EnduserFAQ#Do_you_have_a_.22portable.22_version_of_your_software_that_I_can_run_from_a_USB_disk.2Fstick_.28or_some_other_place.29.3F

--Chris


DM Smith wrote:
> One of the advantages of SWORD programs as portable apps is that one  
> could put the programs and modules on a camera's or cell phone's flash  
> card with lots of room to spare. This would be virtually undetectable  
> in countries where Christians are persecuted.
> 
> Both The SWORD Project for Windows (BibleCS) and BibleDesktop are  
> suitable portable apps. In time BibleTime should be too.
> 
> For BibleCS just install it to any Windows machine, leaving traces,  
> then copy that to a USB stick (c:\Program Files\CrossWire). Finally,  
> uninstall it from the local machine, removing traces (though not a  
> secure erase). It would be easy enough to create a zip that would be  
> appropriate to go directly to the USB stick.
> 
> BibleDesktop is a little bit more involved as it needs to include a  
> jre. But the reward is that the singular installation runs on PC, Mac  
> and Linux. See www.crosswire.org/~dmsmith/bd for details.
> 
> BibleTime is being rewritten using QT and promises to be portable and  
> cross-platform.
> 
> I think with a little effort, it would be possible to run MacSword as  
> a portable app.
> 
> I think this is in CrossWire's FAQ.
> 
> In Him,
> 	DM
> 
> On Jul 20, 2008, at 11:35 AM, David Haslam wrote:
> 
>> Has anyone seen and used  http://PortableApps.com/ PortableApps.com  ?
>>
>> Runs popular applications from [say] a USB stick, leaves behind no  
>> personal
>> data, even in an Internet cafe.
>>
>> Perhaps Crosswire should start a separate project for a Portable Apps
>> version of the most suitable Sword FrontEnd, whether SwordReader or  
>> not.
>>
>> -- David
>>
>>
>> SonWon wrote:
>>> I was reading the home page for SwordReader.  By the way it looks  
>>> real
>>> nice.  Anyway, I was struck with this thought while reading this
>>> sentence, "We believe that by providing the word of God digitally, we
>>> are not only enabling those in persecuted countries to study
>>> further..."  Should we add a feature that would quickly purge all  
>>> traces
>>> of SwordReader from the device, something faster than using "Add  
>>> Remove
>>> Programs"?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> SonWon
>>>
>>> I choose God and all that my choice entails in this life even unto  
>>> death
>>> and look forward to the new life that will come.
>>>
>>>
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