[sword-devel] MEV

Thu Apr 26 14:18:46 MST 2018

Aloha!

I have the source for the MEV already, and can quickly create a Sword module for it. All I lack is the permission to do so, and to know if it could be distributed through eBible.org, Crosswire main, or both.

On 04/26/2018 05:33 AM, Matt Zabojnik wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been in contact with the publisher of the MEV, and they have agreed to publish through The SWORD Project. I need help with sending them a contract from CrossWire, and possibly also with module conversion. I'll do as much as I can for module conversion, but I'm no software engineer. Just a hobbyist.
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> They need contract info from me (which I need from ya'll), and I need to request source docs from them. Is there a standard way of doing this?
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> Do I need a git repository if others in the community are to assist?
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> Below is an excerpt from my email exchange with MEV starting with one of their replies,
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>     Hello again, Matt:
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>     I've received word that we would like to go ahead and move forward with setting up the MEV text in the online E-Sword application.  
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>     Martha McDonnough, copied here, is going to be your starting point for coordination of the project details.  Please respond to Martha with your proposal and write-up for how the SWORD Project works and how the MEVtext will be distributed and managed.  Following receipt of those details, we can take the next steps in writing up an agreement to facilitate the partnership. 
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>      Hello Dan and Martha,
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>     Thank you for reaching out to me again, and I'm excited to move forward.
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>     I do need to clarify a few things first to make sure there isn't a misunderstanding between us. There is a distinction between e-Sword (http://www.e-sword.net <http://www.e-sword.net/>) and The SWORD Project (http://crosswire.org <http://crosswire.org/>).
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>     I am working within the latter, The SWORD Project.
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>     There are a few different ways this could be brought about, which I leave to your team to decide. I want to provide flexibility for you where I can. Both options require me to convert the MEV from source materials you provide, into the format that is readable by the software provided by The SWORD Project.
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>     Option 1: Free Distribution
>     The first option is to allow me to publish the MEV within The SWORD Project for free. In this case, it would be Copyrighted, with permission granted exclusively to Crosswire for distribution. It would be freely downloadable on any platform (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, Android, iOS, and a few other less significant operating systems). An example of this is the ESV published by Crossway. They allow the ESV to be distributed for free, under copyright, with permission granted only to Crosswire for distribution.
>     With this option, the files would be hosted and managed by the Crosswire Bible Society.
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>     Option 2: Paid Distribution
>     The Crosswire Bible Society is a non-profit organization that does not accept donations, nor do they handle any payment transactions. They allow third parties to distribute paid/premium materials, provided that the third party handles the transaction platform and associated fees. In this case, permission would be granted exclusively to me (Matt Zabojnik) for distribution. Unfortunately, I am currently only set-up for transactions on a payment platform through the Android Google Play App store. If this
>     is the chosen means of distribution, I would convert the modules and provide them for sale through an in-app-purchase. Periodically, at your specified interval, royalty payments would be made for associated purchases during that given period. Currently, this is what the Lockman Foundation is doing for the NASB.
>     With this option, the files would be hosted and managed on a private server that I maintain.
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>     Free Distribution is much less complicated, reaches a greater readership audience, and is preferred- but I understand that it may not be in your best interest. I want to leave this option open.
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>     Thank you for taking the time and providing this opportunity, and I look forward to your response.
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> -----
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>     Good afternoon, Matt,
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>     Please forgive my delay in answering your letter.
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>     We have decided to go with Option 1 - the Free Distribution of the Modern English Version (MEV).  Please let me know what you will need from us, including contract information.  
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>     Thanks, and have a blessed evening.
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> As an important note, in Option 2, at the time of emailing them, I was under the impression that this was true. I read some time ago in sword-devel (or maybe the wiki?) that CrossWire doesn't handle money in any way, but is fine with 3rd parties distributing modules. (I took that to mean me, and not publishers only) I can't seem to find that, but I made sure I understood it before publishing/reselling NASB & NET. So that's why it says that in there. I realize this may not be the case and I have my facts
> mixed up. I'll keep digging through sword-devel and try to find where it was worded that way.
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> Second Note, I didn't know at the time that it's CrossWire, rather than Crosswire. I'm learning a lot here :)
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> I appreciate in advance any responses I get here.
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> Blessings in Christ,
> Matt
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