[sword-devel] Adding another Bible version

Wed Feb 21 22:26:39 EST 2024

I am glad that you two seem to be working together to to make this happen!
Thank you all and I hope that the Lord prospers it in Jesus name. I'm
looking forward to using it daily.

On Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 2:40 PM Kahunapule Michael Johnson <
kahunapule at ebible.org> wrote:

> On 2/21/24 09:54, Allen Johnson wrote:
>
> Thanks for writing.
>
>
>
>    1. Yes, permission is granted as we want to distribute the text in as
>    many ways possible.
>
> Thank you very much! Would it be OK to standardize the license text using
> the closest matching Creative Commons license? See
> https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es and
> https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en for the
> wording. I think this matches your intent, but with very well-thought-out
> legal wording. (If not, we could just copy what you wrote in your PDF file.)
>
>
>
>    1. We are happy to provide a working file but:
>
>
>
>    1. Forgive my ignorance but I do the layout in InDesign. Previously, I
>       have exported as a text file for others to develop the digital modules for
>       E-sword, online bible, and Bible Analyzer. I currently do not see any of
>       the formats mentioned in my export or save as options. I will do some
>       research but thought you might already know what steps I would need to take.
>
> If you mean that the master copy, or most authoritative text is in
> InDesign, then you can simply send me the InDesign file and/or an HTML
> export of that file. I have a copy of InDesign, and can experiment with the
> export options to get something close enough that I can write a custom
> script to convert to the format I really need. The large file can go
> directly to just me at kahunapule at eBible.org, or if it is too large to
> attach, share it with Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar service. We don't
> need to clutter the Sword Developer's mailing list with a large file.
>
>
>
>    1. We are actually in the middle of further revision work, to be
>       completed in March or April. Perhaps it would be best to wait for the
>       updated file, rather than using the current 2019 edition and then having to
>       update it later or being “stuck” with an “older” edition while other
>       programs hopefully update theirs.
>
> Since my strategy is to use a script to convert, with little manual labor,
> and lower chances of making mistakes, running an updated copy through the
> same script would be little additional work. So it may be best to start
> with what you have, then run your update through the same script when it is
> ready. Just please remember to send me the update when it is ready, as I
> might not think to ask for it, then. (I maintain well over a thousand Bible
> modules.)
>
> I look forward to providing our Spanish-speaking readers with another good
> Bible translation option.
>
> Any questions?
>
>
>
> I look forward to your feedback on these matters. Thanks, and God bless.
>
>
>
> Allen Johnson
>
> Director
>
>
>
> *Gracias / Thanks*
>
> *[image: valera logo jpg]* <https://www.valera1602.org/>
>
> PO Box 1781 - Mt Vernon, KY 40456 - (865) 773-2347
>
> www.Valera1602.org <https://es.valera1602.org/>
>
>
>
> *From: *Kahunapule Michael Johnson <kahunapule at eBible.org>
> <kahunapule at eBible.org>
> *Date: *Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 8:35 PM
> *To: *David Rez <davijr1124 at gmail.com> <davijr1124 at gmail.com>, SWORD
> Developers' Collaboration Forum <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> <sword-devel at crosswire.org>, Info at valera1602.org <Info at valera1602.org>
> <Info at valera1602.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [sword-devel] Adding another Bible version
>
> Hello David and all,
>
>
>
> To add the Valera 1602 Purificada to the Sword project would require (1)
> permission, and (2) digital files in an acceptable format (OSIS, USFM, USX,
> or USFX).
>
> It looks like the permission granted in
> https://www.valera1602.org/_files/ugd/804ef4_18fd4564ee2340f0ba4d3d661cef36d2.pdf
> is functionally equivalent to a CC-BY-ND-NC license, so the permission part
> is handled.
>
>
>
> Whoever reads info at valera1602.org email: do you have some digital files
> of this Bible translation in USFM, USX, OSIS, or something easy to convert
> to one of those formats? If so, could we please have a copy so that we can
> make it available to users of the Sword Project family of apps, including
> AndBible?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> On 2/20/24 12:14, David Rez wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
>  I was wondering if you all can add a Spanish Bible version called Reina
> Valera Purificada 1602? It's a Spanish Bible created to read more like to
> the king James version. I use the "and Bible" app and they said to ask you
> all. Thank you
>
>
>
> --
>
> Aloha,
>
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