[sword-devel] Correction for KJV module in 2 Corinthians 1:8

[Fr Cyrille]

Le 16/01/2023 à 14:01, David Haslam a écrit :
> A copy of this reply is sent*bcc*: to DM Smith's personal icloud address.
>
> Dear Fr Cyrille,
>
> gitlab.com <https://gitlab.com> is simply the _wrong place_ to host 
> our *KJV* source text!
>
> If necessary, it should be hosted *in-house* under git.crosswire.org 
> <https://git.crosswire.org> such that only CrossWire volunteers have 
> access.
>
> *Important*: The KJV module is an _exception_ to our usual practice of 
> taking source text from a publicly accessible website or third party 
> supplier. It was always specially developed *in-house* from the early 
> days of CrossWire. Much of its development history is documented in 
> the developer wiki at https://wiki.crosswire.org/CrossWire_KJV and 
> related pages.
>
> CrossWire volunteer *DM Smith* has long been the prime mover in this 
> process.
> AFAIK, he still carries the main responsibility for future *KJV* 
> module releases.
>
> NB. The related *KJVA*module should be maintained in parallel with any 
> changes envisaged for the *KJV*module. ie. Special provision was made 
> in 2014 to use two iterations of *osis2mod*such that the 
> /Deuterocanonical/books were appended to the /Protocanonical/books 
> using the *-a*option in the second command line. This implies that the 
> process needs to be an exception to a semiautomatic module build 
> script that DomCox now uses for OSIS modules. I helped DM in the run 
> up to when version *2.10* was released. At that time, we had not been 
> making use of any git type environment to keep track of changes for 
> either the KJV or KJVA module.
>
> _Aside_: The emergency release of *KJV* version *2.10.2* was an 
> exception to the previous process. This was an /ad hoc/ action that 
> Troy deemed necessary because of the nature of the issue being fixed.
>
> I could add further observations, but this will need to suffice for now.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> David

Thank you David do put this information on the list so that everyone can 
understand the problem. Personally I don't agree with this restrictive 
view of KJV treatment but I had submitted to your decision. Because I 
don't bring the same importance to this very particular copyright 
claimed by the British Crown. The presence of KJV on wikisource is a 
proof of this.
However, what I see is that we are still at square one, i.e. nobody can 
do anything to improve the module. That's why I gave up, it's this 
report of a new error that revives the discussion.
For me if we don't give the tools to the Crosswire community to improve 
the module it's just doomed to stay as it is with its errors.
We could put the text on the right git, it would still be necessary that 
you allow other users to work on your text, and that the modification 
made in the emergency by Troy is validated in the current version before 
making other corrections. The corrections are extremely simple almost 
anyone can do it. The facsimile is on wikisource.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:KJV_1769_Oxford_Edition,_vol._1.djvu

Best regards,

Br Cyrille

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> ------- Original Message -------
> On Monday, January 16th, 2023 at 11:51 AM, Fr Cyrille 
> <fr.cyrille at tiberiade.be> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Le 16/01/2023 à 11:27, Fr Cyrille a écrit :
>>>
>>>
>>> Le 12/01/2023 à 21:44, Matěj Cepl a écrit :
>>>> On 2023-01-12, 18:57 GMT, Fr Cyrille wrote:
>>>>> Unfortunately, the work on KJV is currently at a standstill, and bugs
>>>>> are piling up on the tracker. I wanted to offer my help but I didn't get
>>>>> any answer. This is a problem that should be treated seriously,
>>>>> considering the importance of the KJV.
>>>> Well, it would probably help if
>>>> https://gitlab.com/crosswire-bible-society/kjv/  actually
>>>> contained sources.
>>> I tried to do this, but since some people say there are copyrights 
>>> issues on the KJV, although the full text is on wikisource which has 
>>> a very strict copyrights enforcement policy, I gave up the project.
>>
>> My attempt: https://gitlab.com/crosswire-bible-society/kjv
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Matěj
>>>
>>>
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