Hi, On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Peter von Kaehne <ref...@gmx.net> wrote: > Daniel Owens wrote: >> Aren't the translations released under the same license as jsword, which >> means you don't need to ask permission? I mean, unless the translators >> made some effort to apply a different license the contributed >> translation is under the same open source license as the rest of the >> code, right? Not a lawyer myself, but it makes sense to me. > > yes, but Tonny is using GPL code (the translations) within a non-GPL > application. > > All translations within JSword are accessible to him without problem - > as JSword is under the LGPL. > > But the existing BD frontend is licensed in a fashion that incorporating > into a public domain programme would not be acceptable.
Yes, exactly as Peter said it is license problem (Alkitab is Public Domain, BD is GPL). I am not lawyer either, just software developer. And to do that legally I need the permission from the copyright owner. note: please do not turn this discussion into license flame wars. We are all servant of HIM. To Peter: thanks for the info regarding the german and chinese translation, I will try to search (using google, is there any better ways) in crosswire/jsword mailing list archive and try to identify those person and contact them regarding permission to use their localization. Hope I could find them and get their blessing to use their localization text in Alkitab Bible Study. > If AlKitab as a programme was not licensed as PD, but under the GPL > (while Tonny's contributions (99% of the programe text) were separately > set as PD the matter were simpler. He could use the stuff without > further asking. Hmm, this is quite interesting way to do that legally. I will think regarding the possibility of this approach. Cheers Tonny Kohar -- Alkitab Bible Study imagine, design, create ... http://www.kiyut.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
