I've imported Nic's bitbucket repo to CrossWire at added his family's
obituary here:
https://git.crosswire.org/main/pocketsword
I've updated the applications/handhelds list to note the passing of Nic,
the unsupported status of the application and added a link to the
source, in case anyone would like to pick up the project.
I am happy to make Bishop look and feel more like Pocketsword-- it seems
people enjoyed the application.
Lord Jesus, thank You for Nic and the time You blessed us with sharing
in service together with him. Thank You for the others we've lost
recently, including Chris Little. May we all look forward with excited
to the day we see You face to Face.
On 12/5/25 7:21 PM, Kahunapule Michael Johnson wrote:
I have given up hope of resurrecting PocketSword. Nic Carter did some
wonderful things, and blessed us all with some fine Bible study
software for a while. I trust he is doing well with our Father in Heaven.
I have made 3 attempts at resurrecting PocketSword. The first two were
foiled not just by the learning curve of taking over someone else's
code, but by some serious blocks in the Apple App Store. Because of
iCloud entitlements of the app, we could not update the software
without Nic's action, which he didn't have the time & energy to take.
While we could fork & rename the project theoretically, the third
attempt with a new volunteer will be a restart using fresh, modern
multi-platform tools. We are still in the brain storming, design, and
study stage. Lots of ideas are on the table. The first question is
whether or not we really need a new and/or improved FLOSS Bible study
app. I think that the answer is "Yes".
In the mean time, it pains me to say it, but please remove PocketSword
from the Crosswire software page. For now, I heartily recommend
Bishop. And I hope to have something more cheerful to announce later.
On 12/5/25 05:50, Chad Uretsky wrote:
I am very saddened to hear that. May God bless his family. The Sword
Project has been a blessing to me for a couple of decades now, and I
am truly thankful for all who work on it.
*From: *sword-devel <[email protected]> on behalf of
David Haslam <[email protected]>
*Reply-To: *SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum
<[email protected]>
*Date: *Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
*To: *sword-devel mailing list <[email protected]>
*Cc: *Kahunapule Michael Johnson <[email protected]>
*Subject: *Re: [sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from
"applications"page
Sad to report that PocketSword developer Nic Carter died on 25
October 2025.
Maybe Michael Johnson can find someone to revive the project?
Your brother in Christ
David
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On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 15:00, Chad Uretsky <[email protected]
<mailto:On%20Fri,%20Dec%205,%202025%20at%2015:00,%20Chad%20Uretsky%20%3c%3ca%20href=>>
wrote:
I’d love to see PocketSword come back. It was a great tool, and
there are few others out there (if any) that measure up to it.
*From: *sword-devel <[email protected]> on behalf
of Karl Kleinpaste <[email protected]>
*Reply-To: *SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum
<[email protected]>
*Date: *Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
*To: *sword devel <[email protected]>
*Subject: *[sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from
"applications" page
PocketSword has fallen off the iOS/iPadOS support wagon due to
being too old of a build.
But PS is still listed on the applications page
<https://crosswire.org/applications/> as the first element for
handhelds. It should be removed.
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