[sword-devel] vowels and arasvd

[John H.]

I was wondering if there had ever been any progress on this?:)
Specifically, an arabic translation with the vowels(as esword has).


On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 14:17 +0000, peter wrote:

> Troy and Chris,
> 
> I copy you in this exchange I have with John H regarding the Arabic
> Smith van Dyke vocalised  translation. This is much more readable that
> the text we have which is without vowels. So it is desirable to get it
> with suitable distribution rights.
> 
> You might remember an exchange of emails a few months ago on the mailing
> list. Since then I have tracked down the copy right holder (for the
> vowel addition/electronic text) and have been in an on/off
> email/telephone conversation. They
> 
> Essentially they are a very slow moving outfit. Looking at their
> websites and the websites of churches associated with them, you will see
> they are often not updated for years.
> 
> They are also very protective of the text and do not want to release it
> without clear legal agreement and - they can not multi task, seemingly
> being only one person doing the work, probably in his spare time. At the
> moment they are in the final throws of a agreeing a legal settlement
> with someone else and I am next in line. Or so I am told.
> 
> I think to harass them will be counter productive - hence I asked Costas
> , another guy who contacted me off list and claimed to know them
> somewhat - to stay out of it for the moment.
> 
> I am sure with patience we will get the rights to the text - 6 months?
> My aim is to get rights for Crosswire and its recipients to
> non-commercially redistribute the unaltered finalised module. So no
> re-export into Xephania or e-sword or whatever. "Creative Commons
> Attribution-Non-commercial-No Derivative Works" or some such.
> 
> The last two times I got seriously copyrighted texts it took me 9/12 of
> patient digging to get an actual agreement - after I had basic
> agreement.....
> 
> The step after that - I will be totally incapable of doing something
> with the text as it is in Word and i see no way for my limited skills to
> get it into sword. But I gather from Chris that that would actually be
> simple?
> 
> My "bartering" is based on that they can use Crosswire's software to
> their own aims including redistributing it from their site and also that
> we would give them the OSIS version for whatever else they want to use it.
> 
> God bless you.
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> John H. wrote:
> > Ok.
> > 
> > More time for what?  I guess I am confused cuz I thought you just asked them if 
> > you could use the code for a module.
> > 
> > peter wrote:
> >> Ok,
> >>
> >> I got today again a response.
> >>
> >> They ask for more time.
> >>
> >> So, I will wait for that.
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >> John H. wrote:
> >>   
> >>> I thought the greek guy, constas, had a contact there? he said he spoke to you?
> >>>
> >>> peter wrote:
> >>>     
> >>>> They have gone completely silent.
> >>>>
> >>>> I send a reminder a week or two ago - no response
> >>>>
> >>>> John H. wrote:
> >>>>   
> >>>>       
> >>>>> I was wondering whatever became of the AraSVD with vowels.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> peter wrote:
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>         
> >>>>>> John H. wrote:
> >>>>>>   
> >>>>>>       
> >>>>>>           
> >>>>>>> Peter, was wondering if you got my email about the status?
> >>>>>>>     
> >>>>>>>         
> >>>>>>>             
> >>>>>> No?
> >>>>>>   
> >>>>>>       
> >>>>>>           
> >>>>   
> >>>>       
> >>
> >>   
> > 
> 
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