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

[Michael H]

What's your target audience geographically?  Is this mostly non-English
speaking concern? or is the gap of material mostly English?

On a desktop (in English,) the gap that "free" can't currently fill is not
Bible Text, but in 20 and 21st century scholarship about Bible issues.  It
is very easy to see the text of practically any version of the Bible on a
desktop computer with an internet connection.  I nor any serious Bible
Scholar doesn't need those.

The Gap (in English) that "free" can't fill are the copyrighted libraries
of Logos and Accordance beyond the Bible text.

https://www.logos.com/compare/libraries

If you study that list, and make a list of "Can I access this online for
free?"  The Bibles all get check marks, but then the rest of those
$5000-30000 Library items are all unchecked.  Some of these items I've run
into in discussions where my lack of access does leave me relying on
mentions in email and chat groups, not the primary source.

The priority that exists for open source libraries is the large library of
current and modern scholarship on the Bible that is locked behind near
perpetual copyrights. Lack of modern scholarship is one of many sources but
nearly a majority source of sectarian ideas like "KJVO" and the "mama
trinity."  These wacky topics have been debunked over and over in modern
scholarship.  And with true open libraries, KJVO and "mama trinity"
wouldn't even exist. (and I'm not suggesting here anything directly about
KJVO or a feminine member of the Trinity, those are just lead ins to
hitting that paywall I keep running into. You can freely insert your gaps
of knowledge that you study on but never find good materials for.)







On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 1:54 PM Tobias Klein <contact at tklein.info> wrote:

> On 13.03.19 13:14, Dominique Corbex wrote:
> > In France, people use modern (non-free) translation too, but *printed*
> > Bibles.
> > Some people I know have installed Bible apps on their phones but are not
> willing to pay for a non-free version.
> > And for good reason, popular modern translation have their own free apps
> on Play Store:
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.SBG.s21)
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.book.bible.bds
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bible.jang.frpdv
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bible.parole.de.vie
>
> Apps are often times available with non-free translations for free, but
> that's not the case for decent desktop bible study software.
> Even if the market is reduced to desktop bible study programs, that's
> still a rather large market where Sword-based software could increase
> its share.
> Desktop bible study software is often times used by people in ministries
> (teaching/preaching/bible study preparation). And these kind of users
> are usually also ready to pay.
>
> Best regards,
> Tobias
>
>
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