There's also BPBible, which has a portability as a conscious design feature. See: http://bpbible.com/support/bpbible_portable
And, yes, this is all summarized in the FAQ: http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/index.php/EnduserFAQ#Do_you_have_a_.22portable.22_version_of_your_software_that_I_can_run_from_a_USB_disk.2Fstick_.28or_some_other_place.29.3F --Chris DM Smith wrote: > One of the advantages of SWORD programs as portable apps is that one > could put the programs and modules on a camera's or cell phone's flash > card with lots of room to spare. This would be virtually undetectable > in countries where Christians are persecuted. > > Both The SWORD Project for Windows (BibleCS) and BibleDesktop are > suitable portable apps. In time BibleTime should be too. > > For BibleCS just install it to any Windows machine, leaving traces, > then copy that to a USB stick (c:\Program Files\CrossWire). Finally, > uninstall it from the local machine, removing traces (though not a > secure erase). It would be easy enough to create a zip that would be > appropriate to go directly to the USB stick. > > BibleDesktop is a little bit more involved as it needs to include a > jre. But the reward is that the singular installation runs on PC, Mac > and Linux. See www.crosswire.org/~dmsmith/bd for details. > > BibleTime is being rewritten using QT and promises to be portable and > cross-platform. > > I think with a little effort, it would be possible to run MacSword as > a portable app. > > I think this is in CrossWire's FAQ. > > In Him, > DM > > On Jul 20, 2008, at 11:35 AM, David Haslam wrote: > >> Has anyone seen and used http://PortableApps.com/ PortableApps.com ? >> >> Runs popular applications from [say] a USB stick, leaves behind no >> personal >> data, even in an Internet cafe. >> >> Perhaps Crosswire should start a separate project for a Portable Apps >> version of the most suitable Sword FrontEnd, whether SwordReader or >> not. >> >> -- David >> >> >> SonWon wrote: >>> I was reading the home page for SwordReader. By the way it looks >>> real >>> nice. Anyway, I was struck with this thought while reading this >>> sentence, "We believe that by providing the word of God digitally, we >>> are not only enabling those in persecuted countries to study >>> further..." Should we add a feature that would quickly purge all >>> traces >>> of SwordReader from the device, something faster than using "Add >>> Remove >>> Programs"? >>> >>> -- >>> SonWon >>> >>> I choose God and all that my choice entails in this life even unto >>> death >>> and look forward to the new life that will come. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Purge-SwordReader-tp18549256p18555541.html >> Sent from the SWORD Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
