A few more reasons we discourage mirroring:
SWORD and JSword have no means for managing mirrors. They expect each
repository to be a unique collection of modules.
A mirror that is partial, not containing all that is in the master repository,
probably will be confusing to users.
A mirror that is hosted along with questionable modules probably will give the
appearance that CrossWire condones those modules. Especially when the modules
are in the same repository.
In Him,
DM
On Jan 4, 2013, at 9:09 AM, DM Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> From time to time, interest has been expressed in mirroring CrossWire's SWORD
> modules. I thought I'd reiterate our policy.
>
> We strongly, very strongly, discourage mirroring of the SWORD module
> repository.
>
> Those modules for which CrossWire has obtained distribution permission from
> copyright holders must not be mirrored. These have
> "DistributionLicense=Copyrighted; Permission to distribute granted to
> CrossWire" in their conf. CrossWire maintains correspondence for each of
> these modules.
>
> Mirrors are seldom current/correct, despite intentions.
>
> On occasion we have unintentionally hosted modules for which we did not have
> permission. When presented with an ownership claim, we typically will take
> the module offline immediately and validate the claim. If the claim is false,
> we will put the module back up. If the claim is true, we obtain permission
> before putting the module back online or we don't put it back. This is an
> important part of our stewardship.
>
> If or when CrossWire has problems with distribution, we'll tackle the problem
> at that time. Probably with a "Content Delivery Network" of CrossWire owned
> servers.
>
> This or some variation of this probably should be in the wiki.
>
> In His Service,
> DM
>
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