Re: [sword-devel] Bereans and Sword and GPL vs PD

2003-12-15 Thread Derek Neighbors
Chris Little said: > 2) We would not change our license. You've apparently got problems with > the GPL. I encourage you to get over them, and, if you really can't, > to move on. We've had contributions from possibly over a hundred > developers over the years, who contributed their code and oth

Re: [sword-devel] Still more about licencing

2003-12-10 Thread Derek Neighbors
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris Little wrote: | On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Derek Neighbors wrote: | | |>Lynn Allan wrote: |>| Hello Ka-shu Wong, |>| |>| Thanks so much for writing. I believe I actually may understand those |>issues |>| that apply to the propose

Re: [sword-devel] Still more about licencing

2003-12-10 Thread Derek Neighbors
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lynn Allan wrote: | Hello Ka-shu Wong, | | Thanks so much for writing. I believe I actually may understand those issues | that apply to the proposed LcdBible and the InVerse Scripture memorization | freeware. You are a wizard of clarity. I hope you are

Re: [sword-devel] Still more about licencing

2003-12-10 Thread Derek Neighbors
Lynn Allan said: > Although admittedly uninformed, I have never been a fan of the GPL. I am > a strong believer in copyright, intellectual property, and property > rights. I believe the USA founding fathers knew what they were doing > when they established the Copyright Office. Was it specified in

Re: [sword-devel] forums

2003-11-15 Thread Derek Neighbors
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris Little wrote: | hey everyone, | | Please visit the forums at http://www.crosswire.org/forums/ . Post some | messages, get some threads going, test all the buttons & links. Let us | know what should be changed. Have fun. Not too much fun though

Re: [sword-devel] Web Interface

2003-02-24 Thread Derek Neighbors
> I think this has been mentioned a few times before, but "Free Software" > isn't really part of CrossWire's goal. Our use of GPL as a license is > mostly the result of history and not having anything identifiably > better. The politics of Free Software are irrelevent to our mission > and GPL i

Re: [sword-devel] Web Interface

2003-02-24 Thread Derek Neighbors
Chris Little said: > Though I agree portability should be a goal, I think these are actually > minor concerns. There aren't going to be and don't need to be throngs Perhaps, I didnt put in good terms. The more you deviate from the Free Software user base the less help you get. The less help you

Re: [sword-devel] Web Interface

2003-02-23 Thread Derek Neighbors
y available to the masses that would host stuff like this, in the way C, Perl, PHP and such are. -- Derek Neighbors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GNU Enterprise signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [sword-devel] Heal Your Church Website

2003-02-12 Thread Derek Neighbors
> Open source/Free software are terms not easily to define exactly, but > the general idea is the following: > > - You are free to use the software > - You have access to the complete source code > - You are free to make modifications to the source code with no or > some restrictions > - You are

Re: [sword-devel] Sword license

2003-01-17 Thread Derek Neighbors
ould say its off topic. To the original poster, if you would like me to ask RMS about how he views this situation wrt the GPL and Squeak, I certainly will. Derek Neighbors GNU Enterprise http://www.gnue.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel

Re: [sword-devel] Sword license

2003-01-17 Thread Derek Neighbors
Jimmie Houchin said: > If I read the Sword/JSword source code and from that design/information > write (port would be accurate?) classes, methods, etc. in Squeak to > process Sword Modules would I be obligated to also use the GPL? Copyrighted works are copyrighted works. I guess it might be best

Re: [sword-devel] List of Questions...

2003-01-14 Thread Derek Neighbors
Eeli Kaikkonen said: > On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Derek Neighbors wrote: > >> 1. Are the sword, gnome-sword and bibletime packages for Debian >> actively maintained? I had been making some custom one's because they >> appeared so stale in unstable. >> > > New

[sword-devel] List of Questions...

2003-01-14 Thread Derek Neighbors
urch, then burn several hundred copies and pass them out during a neighborhood outreach) I figure the .10 cent a cd cost to me is about as cheap as one can distribute a bible. ;) Many Thanks, Derek Neighbors Youth Pastor Praise Fellowship http://www.praise-fell

[sword-devel] CD-ROM and Distribution

2002-09-28 Thread Derek Neighbors
application that gives information about our church and quick salvation message. With ability to install SWORD stuff as normal. I want to give the CD-ROM to all the homes we leave fliers for in our outreach campaigns. -- Derek Neighbors GNU Enterprise http://www.gnuenterprise.org [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [sword-devel] Comming soon: new improved sword searching

2002-09-08 Thread Derek Neighbors
gt; > I always thought it was doing something that emacs didn't already do ^_~ > > -- > --David's Mailing List and Spam Receiver > Keeping me (relativly) spam free since 2002 I'm confused. You seem to be implying that there is something that emacs can't do

Re: [sword-devel] Is sword going non-gpl or proprietory?

2002-09-08 Thread Derek Neighbors
the meaning, then in effect who would want to read their version -- Derek Neighbors GNU Enterprise http://www.gnuenterprise.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Was I helpful? Let others know: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=dneighbo signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [sword-devel] New Project Idea: MozSword

2002-09-05 Thread Derek Neighbors
hich might make things easier if sword bible texts are available in XML. -- Derek Neighbors GNU Enterprise http://www.gnuenterprise.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Was I helpful? Let others know: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=dneighbo signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [sword-devel] Doctrinal Statement

2002-09-02 Thread Derek Neighbors
> Doctrinal statements serve many purposes, not the least of which is to > define the acceptable boundaries within a group. Boundaries, by nature, are > exclusivistic. Having an official doctrinal statement, no matter how broad > it might be, would imply that "this is what we believe and if you do