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

2003-12-14 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
At 10:37 15-12-03, Leon Brooks wrote: On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 07:07, Rev. Michael Paul Johnson wrote: > A commercial project can use PD code or LGPL code, but it > cannot use GPL code. False. Many of them do, the classic example being Microsoft's Services For Unix (SFU), which includ

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

2003-12-14 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
At 09:26 15-12-03, Chris Little wrote: Rev. Michael Paul Johnson wrote: At 06:58 15-12-03, Chris Little wrote: ... PD is anti-"IP".  It destroys an idea's economic value (but certainly not its intellectual value) by making it free to all.  And what's more, it's UNCONSTI

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

2003-12-14 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
At 06:58 15-12-03, Chris Little wrote: ...In the simplest terms: >1) We cannot legally change our license right now. We use code owned by the Free >Software Foundation that is GPL licensed. Changing the licenses is not an option. This much is true. That is part of the beauty of the GPL, and the

[sword-devel] Re: Radically simpler Bible software: more feasible to internationalize (looking for volunteers)

2003-12-12 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
der using SIL Graphite (or in the Microsoft world, maybe Uniscribe) to render text. I appreciate you guys and the work you do. May God bless you all! Rev. Michael Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/

Re: [sword-devel] NA27 module question

2003-03-10 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
probably one of the best arguers against Bible copyrights that I know. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/

Re: [sword-devel] Web Interface - Customization

2003-02-28 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
he 3rd party servers could query. This is bad for scalability and fault tolerance. It would be better if all other sites using the same engine kept running with no degradation in service even if CrossWire's server were to go down for any reason. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/

[sword-devel] WWW interface wish list

2003-02-27 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
g/web/web.pdf for examples of the formatting that I'm talking about. GBF really uses milestones for both (and is a bit modal even there, because proper interpretation of paragraph and line end markers depends on if a poetry mode or prose mode tag was read last). Just some food for thou

Re: [sword-devel] Module protection/encryption

2003-02-04 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
my opinion isn't the opinion that counts. It is the opinion of the copyright owners that counts. I could construct the algorithms easily enough (and actually, I think I did once before), but it is something that publishers must agree with for it to be effective. If it allows us to distribute more B

Re: [sword-devel] Sword license

2003-01-16 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
. Sometimes I use the Gnu Lesser Public License (formerly called the Gnu Library Public License), and for some things, I just release the code as Public Domain. LGPL code is usable in a GPL project, and it is also usable in a non-free project. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL

Re: [sword-devel] New filter for red letter words

2003-01-14 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
ther, as we may come boldly as children of God before His throne. The most important thing is that you be respectful, and not take His Name lightly or speak evil of Him, no matter what you call Him. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/

Re: [sword-devel] New filter for red letter words

2003-01-14 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
o changes to the actual text of a Bible translation should be made by the program. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/

Re: [sword-devel] Righteousness and copyrights

2003-01-11 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
At 10:49 11-01-03 +0100, Hugo van der Kooij wrote: On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Rev. Michael Paul Johnson wrote: > 3. Don't complain, badmouth, or violate the intellectual property > rights of competing people or products, no matter what they say about > you. (Prov. 26:2) Pray for them, b

Re: [sword-devel] Poetry & prose

2003-01-11 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
At 01:04 11-01-03 -0700, Chris Little wrote: On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Rev. Michael Paul Johnson wrote: > At 10:39 10-01-03 -0700, Chris Little wrote: > >OSIS handles everything on Michael's list, though some items are not > >addressed specifically (such as poetry/prose format

[sword-devel] Tok Pisin Bible update + revised markups

2003-01-10 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
t and source code to follow. FYI, the GBF to XSEM and GBF to SF converters are LGPL code written in C# on the .NET platform. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/ ___ sword-devel mailing list [E

[sword-devel] Righteousness and copyrights

2003-01-10 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
read and study the Bible, we can do the best job in terms of all the things that matter the most. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/ ___ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://w

[sword-devel] Poetry & prose

2003-01-10 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
t behavior for each type. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ President, Rainbow Missions, Inc. Senior Editor, World English Bible http://eBible.org/mpj/   [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 011+675+737-4519 SIL BOX 421 UKARUMPA 444 EASTERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Re: [sword-devel] Sword, PHP, and PostNuke

2003-01-09 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
even compactness are not essential. Speed of access is important. Indexing can help do that, but it should be done such that an index can be built on-the-fly if it doesn't exist. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ President, Rainbow Missions, Inc. Senior Editor, World English

Re: [sword-devel] Copyright info plus corrections for Tok Pisin/Melanesian Pidgin Bible for PNG

2002-12-18 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
At 03:27 18-12-02 -0700, Chris Little wrote: On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Rev. Michael Paul Johnson wrote: > The Tok Pisin text I downloaded from Crosswire.org had some rather > strange quote mark notations. I corrected many quotation mark problems > and some mismarked verse bridges, converted

[sword-devel] Copyright info plus corrections for Tok Pisin/Melanesian Pidgin Bible for PNG

2002-12-17 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
use), and uploaded it to ftp://ebible.org/pub/new/tokpisingbf.zip for your use. I assume that you can quickly and automatically convert it back to RAW format or use it directly, as you do for the World English Bible and the HNV. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [sword-devel] Software Solution for Taking Payments and Sending O ut an Unlock Key!

2002-12-17 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
ck code. I did that for a while for paper copies of the World English Bible NT+PP. I don't do that any more. You get a free download or buy the book from a bookstore. Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/

Re: [sword-devel] CD-ROM; GBF to XSEM

2002-12-10 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
BF to XSEM (XML Scripture Encoding Model) converter written in C#, take a look at ftp://eBible.org/pub/new/gbf2xsem.zip (open source LGPL). Be blessed in Jesus' wonderful name! Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/

[sword-devel] CD-ROM

2002-12-10 Thread Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
much it is. Thanks! Michael & Lori Johnson SIL BOX 421 UKARUMPA 444 EHP PAPUA NEW GUINEA Rev. Michael Paul Johnson Servant of Jesus Christ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eBible.org/mpj/