[sword-devel] Platform for the distribution of non-free Sword Modules

[Michael H]

I'm not really interested in accessing DBL content from within Sword that
isn't already provided. I don't think there's a lot there beside maybe 10
English works, and a few top European language works that we don't already
have access to.

I AM interested in the locked databases of *Logos* and *Accordance* being
available for the sword platform (cost or no cost.) If I had disposable
income, some items from those libraries would be a priority. To be clear,
Bibles that have a locked license on them tend to promote that ideal inside
them. While there are a few gaps in modern 'idealogy' on sword, there isn't
any critical loss of scriptural knowledge. However, even a half step away
from scripture itself (a Strongs dictionary less than 100 years old for
instance) IS something worth spending money on, and the worker is worth
their pay in these cases. However, that's not the focus of the DBL. If you
focus on the peripherals to scripture, and not on scripture itself, you'll
find warmer reception from consumers.

Good luck on getting copyright holders that aren't already embracing the
information age to do so.

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 5:44 PM David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:

> Peter,
>
> If I understand Tobias aright ....
>
> It wouldn’t be CrossWire selling the copyright modules.
>
> A new ministry would be set up.
>
> All we’d need to do at some stage is to add their repository to our Master
> Repos List.
>
> Tobias can readily clarify if I’ve missed the main gist of his proposal.
>
> David
>
> Sent from ProtonMail Mobile
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 22:32, Peter von Kaehne <refdoc at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> I would actively oppose this proposal.
>
> Leaving aside a few popular but otherwise irrelevant texts (NIV etc)
> there is nothing gained in this proposal. I do not want us to sell
> texts and by and large we get the texts we really want or need for
> free.
>
> DBL is a matter of concern - agreed. But not the rest.
>
> Peter
>
> On Tue, 2019-03-12 at 22:19 +0000, David Haslam wrote:
> > I first had to learn what the jargon meant - which just about
> > demonstrated that there are some aspects of this proposal for which
> > I’m not ideally suited.
> >
> >
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer?wprov=sfti1
> >
> > David
> >
> > Sent from ProtonMail Mobile
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 22:11, Tobias Klein <contact at tklein.info>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm following up on the last thread that I started. Who would be
> > > interested in actively supporting the following idea:
> > >
> > > - Develop/set up an online platform that sells non-free Bible
> > > translations as locked Sword modules
> > > - Establish a non-profit that becomes a Library Card Holder @ The
> > > Digital Bible Library (DBL)
> > > - Negotiate with Bible Societies to actually get licenses for
> > > distributing specific non-free Bible translations
> > > - Develop a software that uses the DBL's REST API for automatically
> > > creating locked Sword modules
> > >
> > > Anyone interested? We would need:
> > > - People who handle communication/negotiation
> > > - People who know how to set up an online platform (ideally with
> > > web programming skills)
> > > - People who create the software that creates sword modules from
> > > the DBL REST API.
> > > - People with admin/accounting skills
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tobias
> >
> >
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