Guys, I too am interested in helping out with a Java port. So please let me know what's going on and keep me posted. Sorry for this short one.
Sam >From: Paul A Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [sword-devel] jsword >Date: 15 Feb 2002 19:37:43 +0000 > > >Troy A. Griffitts posted: > > > > Troy, > > > > > > Sounds like you're very busy. I'm just writing to see if you've > > > received any of my previous mail and to determine Crosswire's > > > level of interest in a Java port. I am about to sign a new > > > contract. I would like to allocate time for this volunteer work > > > as well. If you're interested, but need time, just let me know. > > > I'll proceed assuming we can come to a working agreement. > >I'm also interested in helping out with the java port. Could someone >point me to what has already been done? Those of us interested in >helping with jsword might usefully get a discussion going which could >lead to coordinated effort. > >Getting ahead of myself a little, one idea I've just had for the >interface is to allow lookup in online versions. My view of the web >is a little like an extension of my personal file space :), and I want >to be able to access it as easily as I do the sword modules on my hard >disk, and even not need to be aware of which versions I have locally >and which are remote. This would also bypass the copyright issue for >those versions everyone wants but can't get. Ideally, it ought to be >possible to use it without even installing any modules locally. As a >precedent of how convenient this can be, I'd mention the dict client. > >I would also like to see links for each verse to CCEL's world wide >study bible sermons etc. For anyone with an always-on connection( >which is increasingly a large portion of people ) these would, I >think, be interesting features. > >God bless, >-- >Paul. >http://www.redeemed.org.uk/ _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com