2008/7/7 David Haslam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > The Samoan Bible (as a printed book) can be obtained from > http://www.internationalbibles.com/catalog/bibles/publishers/abs/samoan.htm > http://www.internationalbibles.com/catalog/bibles/publishers/abs/samoan.htm
The email bounced so it looks like I wasted that opportunity :( d > glasseyes wrote: >> >> I'm really sorry. I never finished this reply. There is more going on >> sword-devel about getting bibles into the sword format. I hope someone >> there can work with you if you are still interested. >> >> Regards, >> Daniel >> >> On 12/06/05, Tupuola From Pacificflair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Talofa Daniel, >> >> Greetings Tupuola :) >> >>> Hope your well. It's been awesome watching the developments online! >> >> :) >> >>> I am following up on commencement of the Samoan Bible version and >>> translations. Can >>> you please advise what is required before any developments commence. >> >> We just need permission [ed: can't remember what I was saying here] >> >>> I have also arranged for two Bible colleges in Samoa to assist where they >>> can, they are happy to be linked directly to the developments. >> >> Great. >> >> Regards, >> Daniel >> >> >>> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>> From: Daniel Glassey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 09:20:51 +0100 (BST) >>> >>> > >>> > >>> >On 12/05/05, Tupuola From Pacificflair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> Thank you so much for the quick response. >>> >> >>> >> The ultimate goal is to have the Pacific languages available for >>> people to >>> >use on a computer. We are happy to lead any work that involves this but >>> not >>> >'coding' as no one here knows how to code. . . >>> > >>> >That's fine - we can handle the technical side of getting the texts to >>> work in >>> >sword and you can work on the side of obtaining the texts. >>> > >>> >> Should we contact copyright at crosswire dot org and cc you in? >>> > >>> >I'm one of the people on the list that that address goes to so just send >>> there >>> > >>> >:) >>> >Daniel >>> > >>> > >>> >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>> >> From: Daniel Glassey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 12:34:46 +0100 (BST) >>> >> >>> >> >On 11/05/05, Michael Riversong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> >> As a sort of temporary solution, maybe this would help. I've >>> collected >>> >> >> a few Bible translations onto what is now a standardized CD. >>> Haven't >>> >> >> found good software yet, but this will at least give something. >>> >> > >>> >> >Hi Michael, >>> >> >I'm sure the GnomeSword, BibleTime (and BibleDesktop) would love to >>> hear >>> >where >>> >> >their software is lacking so it can be improved ;) >>> >> > >>> >> >> If you >>> >> >> can copy the CD, then it would at least be a set of basic texts. >>> These >>> >> >> CDs are currently being distributed to other Christian schools (i'm >>> a >>> >> >> teacher at a small Christian school here in Cheyenne) and students. >>> >> >> Everything on them is public domain or GPL. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I've noticed that in Linux, it is easy to bring up HTML, PDF, and >>> text >>> >> >> files on screen and search individual files, meaning in this case >>> >> >> individual books of the Bible. Only in PDF format can you get the >>> >> >> entire Bible displayed for searches, and it's slow. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Not familiar with the Yoper distro -- wondering what word >>> processing and >>> >> >> desktop software is included. I've done searches on individual >>> books >>> >> >> using standard Linux tools such as Abi Word, KWord, KDE desktop, >>> and >>> >> >> sometimes Gnome desktop. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Let me know what your address is. I could send out a CD within the >>> next >>> >> >> few days from here. >>> >> > >>> >> >Talofa Tupuola, >>> >> > >>> >> >If you have good bandwidth then you can download the sword CD image >>> (~400MB) >>> >> >from ftp://ftp.crosswire.org/pub/sword/iso/sword20050214beta.iso.gz >>> >> >It includes many public domain translations and some others with >>> special >>> >> >permission, but no Samoan Bible yet. >>> >> >You will need to uncompress it then burn it to a CD. >>> >> > >>> >> >Otherwise, is anyone there else on the list from Australia/New >>> >Zealand/Pacific >>> >> >area that could burn one and post it? >>> >> > >>> >> >> On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 04:17, Tupuola From Pacificflair wrote: >>> >> >> > Talofa (greetings) members, >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > My name is Tupuola from Pacificflair. I wrote some time ago and >>> had >>> >just >>> >> >realised that it bounced as I receive numerous emails. >>> >> > >>> >> >Arg, apologies for this - we reject mails from people not subscribed >>> to the >>> >> >devlist to reduce spam. >>> >> > >>> >> >> > Below is the contents of my last email: >>> >> >> > My name is Tupuola and the reason why I write (and signed up) is >>> because >>> >> >our company is rolling out thousands of ex-leased pc's throughout the >>> >country >>> >> >(New Zealand) to low income families targeting Pacific families. Our >>> pc's >>> >are >>> >> >linux based (Yoper distro) operating systems only. With each pc, we >>> want to >>> >> >have the Bible or a Bible software installed as we need to use this >>> medium >>> >to >>> >> >spread the word. I don't attend a particular church or have a >>> spiritual >>> >life >>> >> >but I know that the answers are in that black book that my father >>> read >>> >> >everyday. >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > We are shipping thousands of pc's to the Pacific nations very >>> soon with >>> >> >'voip' pre-installed for less expensive communications etc. >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > The purpose is to 'lift the bar' for Pacific Nations people and >>> to >>> >remind >>> >> >people that there are answers to why we are created. We are getting >>> tired >>> >of >>> >> >being labled 'low decile' etc as well. With a Bible software >>> installed and >>> >our >>> >> >ongoing translations, this will draw people close to God and the pc >>> for >>> >better >>> >> >development. >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > We are based at Samoa Capital radio station (in Wellington NZ) >>> and >>> >> >developing glossary of terms for Pacific nations starting with the >>> Samoa >>> >> >language and then moving onto other Pacific languages. >>> >> > >>> >> >Great, this sounds like wonderful work :) >>> >> > >>> >> >> > Questions: >>> >> >> > Is there a linux based Bible software available? prefebly free? >>> >> > >>> >> >As DM Smith said there are 3 sword based options available on linux >>> which >>> >are >>> >> >free(cost) and free(dom). >>> >> > >>> >> >> > Can we assist with translations of the Bible? if so, how? >>> >> > >>> >> >Yes! You sound like the ideal kind of people to contact the >>> publishers of >>> >the >>> >> >Samoan Bible, and then other Pacific language bibles. Contact >>> copyright at >>> >> >crosswire dot org and we can discuss what you want to say. >>> >> > >>> >> >> > Sorry for the long email folks. >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > Can someone please contact me asap to progress this. >>> >> > >>> >> >Sorry again for the delay. >>> >> > >>> >> >> > Keep up the good work! >>> >> > >>> >> >Regards, >>> >> >Daniel _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
