[sword-devel] Managing Bible translation
Mattias Põldaru
mahfiaz at gmail.com
Sun Sep 5 11:58:04 MST 2010
Hi Jon,
Thank you for information, that group looks very promising. I will dig
it a little.
Everybody else, who do have any opinion about the topic, don't be shy,
speak up :)
Mattias
Ühel kenal päeval, P, 2010-09-05 kell 23:30, kirjutas Jonathan Morgan:
> Hi Mattias,
>
> I do not have strong opinions on this. However, the last place I have
> seen similar things discussed was the Open Scriptures group
> (http://groups.google.com/group/open-scriptures). I am not sure
> whether it was merely discussion of ideas to work or whether anything
> was implemented, but youmay want to ask around there (apart from
> anything else, I think that list attracts more people interested in
> texts and translations and data generally, while this list attracts
> more people interested in software and particularly SWORD software).
>
> Jon
>
> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:55 PM, Mattias Põldaru <mahfiaz atgmail.com>
> wrote:
> I am thinking of ways to manage Bible translation well in
> git/bzr/svn or
> whatever other VCS or DVCS.
>
> Pros of using (D)VCS:
> Diffing possibilities
> One central repository
> Backtrace of changes
> Cons:
> Deeper learning curve
>
> The core document would definitely have to be either OSIS or
> USFM.
> Pros/cons:
> USFM produces better diff
> USFM is simplier to use for computer illiterate
> USFM is supported by bibledit
> OSIS is technically superior
> OSIS is easy to derive other formats from (USFM → OSIS is also
> straightforward conversion)
> OSIS provides wider set of markup possibilities (most notably
> STRONG
> numbers, if this is needed, USFM is not an option)
>
> To provide better diff, some prettifying scripts could be used
> (both for
> OSIS xml and USFM), to standardize whitespace and linebreaks.
>
> In 2005 it was discussed about OSIS editor, but since this is
> the only
> mark about the subject, I suppose the project never started.
>
>
> I would be glad to hear your thoughts on the subject.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mattias
>
>
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