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 correct.
Would someone please correct any fallacies on my part with the following statements regarding GPL and The SWORD Project's license: * There can be two or more versions of the LcdBible software. * To ethically/legally have access to The SWORD Project's .modules/texts/*.*, it must use the sword-api to retrieve verses. This corresponds to the "A" + "B" you describe. Thus, this version must release with GPL. * To be eligible for being a "front-end" for The SWORD Project's .modules/texts/*.*, it must do the above and thus must be released with GPL. Again, this is "A" + "B". * A separate version of LcdBible could be free to access *other* public domain and freeware Bible texts. As long as it didn't utilize sword-api code (developed in white-room?) or .modules/texts/*.* , it could be licensed any way that I choose, including public domain, freeware, or for sale. This is the "A" without "B" situation. ********** HOWEVER ************** I have heard comments that seem to indicate that if the LcdBible software uses sword-api logic in order to be a "front-end" for The SWORD Project", then it foregoes the option of ever being other than GPL. According to this interpretation, I could not develop a separate version that used independent logic to access Bible texts other than ./modules/texts/*.* I would appreciate clarification on this point. Did I misunderstand some to the earlier comments in this thread that seem to suggest the paragraph above? Or, is the paragraph above actually correct. <alert ... an aside that may "frost" those tired of this scribbler's opinions> Frankly, it is not difficult to put together logic that accesses freeware uncompressed Bible text. The difficult part is rebuilding The SWORD Projects libraries in order to gain access to its valuable modules/texts/*.* I will be glad to continue this thought in private posts, but that is more than enough for this public thread. <alert concluded> Final comment: I believe someone else has previously described to me something similar to Ka-shu Wong's valuable input. I guess I wasn't paying enough attention since it seemed pretty academic and non-applicable. When it got to "the rubber meets the road" re the LcdBible software, I wanted to confirm what the situation really was. In the interim, I had come across eMails that seemed to go well beyond the "A" + "B" described by Ka-shu Wong. Sharing the reason for the season, http://learningcards.eeworks.org/EeCard01.html Lynn A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
