[sword-devel] getBible.net JSON API is now HARD Linked to the Sword Modules

[David Haslam]

Further question:

Some SWORD modules in the CrossWire repository are not listed in the getBible.net website.

The Anderson NT is just one example among many.

What’s the reason for being so selective?

Kind regards,

David

On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 20:01, Llewellyn van der Merwe <[llewellyn at vdm.io](mailto:On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 20:01, Llewellyn van der Merwe <<a href=)> wrote:

> Hi David
>
> Thank you for your email, I would like to think that since the text is exactly the same as the modules and kept in that state it would be looking on any screen the same as Xiphos or PocketSword. So I would say getBible is also a Crosswire project (format) like the above two mentioned projects.
>
> I am not at my desk right now, but will checkout the links you send me and answer the further questions in the next few days.
>
> Just a side note for now, each translation’s complete details (copyright notices) can be viewed on each page under the (i) menu icon.
>
> If any more official notices is needed to show the Crosswire relationship more than is already set in place, we will gladly add it.
>
> Kind regards
> Llewellyn
>
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2023 at 8:13 PM, David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Llewellyn,
>>
>> Further to my initial reply, I have just created a wiki page for getBible and linked it from here.
>>
>> https://wiki.crosswire.org/Main_Page#Front-end_Bible_study_applications
>>
>> One thing that needs clarifying is whether you sync modulesonly to the main CrossWire repository, or whether you also make use of the other module sources listed in the CrossWire Master Repositories List? See
>>
>> https://wiki.crosswire.org/Official_and_Affiliated_Module_Repositories
>>
>> A further matter arising is how you handle DistributionLicense for each module?
>>
>> cf. Some Bibles are copyright but the owner has granted permission for CrossWire to distribute them in SWORD format. It's not completely clear to an outsider looking at getBible for the first time whether the sync'd Bibles are still in SWORD format, or are in a derived format.
>>
>> If the latter, then it's essential that you speak with Troy A Griffitts and discuss the details.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> David Haslam
>>
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>> ------- Original Message -------
>>
>> On Friday, August 11th, 2023 at 5:45 PM, Llewellyn van der Merwe <llewellyn at vdm.io> wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings, in the wonderful name of the Lord Jesus.
>>>
>>> I spoke to the crosswire community (refdoc at crosswire.org) in 2019, and at the time had to take down our API of the Bible since it was not kept in sync with the Corsswire/Sword modules.
>>>
>>> Now this has been done, and it has been stable for three years.
>>>
>>> Here is our API documentation page: https://git.vdm.dev/getBible/v2#v2-getbible-api
>>>
>>> Here is the build log: https://github.com/getbible/v2_builder/actions (that sync the API with the crosswire modules once a month. Each build takes about three hours.
>>>
>>> Here is the documentation on how this works: https://github.com/getbible/v2_builder#guidelines
>>>
>>> We have now based on this API built a Joomla component: https://git.vdm.dev/getBible/joomla-component
>>>
>>> Which can be used on any website, but here we run the same component on our own website: https://getbible.net/
>>>
>>> So I would ask that you add getBible <https://getbible.net/> as a Web-based Software to this page https://www.crosswire.org/applications/
>>>
>>> We have a detailed explanation in the component on how the sync process works, if you open https://getbible.net/ you will see a hash value beneath the scripture, with a question mark, just open the link to see the full explanation. This new system will keep all websites that use this system in-sync with the crosswire modules, which is a massive achievement for Crosswire and the whole online Bible world.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you have any further questions, your servant in Chirst Jesus.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> Llewellyn van der Merwe
>>> Vast Development Method
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> Kind regards
> Llewellyn van der Merwe
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