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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/6/25 2:07 PM, Chuck Hast wrote:<br>
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<div>Why do they do this? I expect this on technical stuff I deal
with but if someone is willing to pay for the</div>
<div>work, why not release it so we can use it? </div>
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<font face="FreeSerif">I believe that ESV folks complained of some
abuses, though I don't know details (I think Peter does). I'm not
sure how one could abuse free distribution.<br>
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Otherwise, publishers are in the business of making money from
distribution, and Sword Project apps generally don't support a
cash stream, at least not directly (unlike, say, a phone/tablet
app, with in-app purchases).</font>
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