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Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:33 pm
by m_pav
I addressed copyright issues in my letter to them
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:35 pm
by say_hello
hello dear andyprough, m_pav, Head on a Stick, Jaffa, Pierre
dear all,
Sorry double post - i have submitted this twice... sorry for that..
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:37 pm
by say_hello
hello dear andyprough, m_pav, Head on a Stick, Jaffa, Pierre dear all,
well that sounds very interesting
Well that's not very Christian...
I'm pretty sure Jesus would have used the GPL :-)
sure thing.
Anyway, there are several front-ends for SWORD available in Debian:
yes this is a good idea.
Many thanks for your ideas and the sharing of your insights.
Have a great day
Yours Say Hello
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:11 pm
by KBD
I'm becoming increasingly wary of closed source projects when it comes to software I depend upon. Bible software in particular. I saw recently that Bible Gateway now defaults to a mess that is difficult to search and has a screen filled with junk you need a subscription to use. I by accident came across an option to use "Bible Gateway Classic" which gives me the old usable web site.
Recently I've been using Xiphos more and am liking it better all the time. Sorry to see the ESV Bible disappearing from these projects as a free add-on. I'm using the KJV Bible more anyway.
I don't think I'll be paying for closed source software going forward.
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:45 pm
by andyprough
KBD wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:11 pm
I'm becoming increasingly wary of closed source projects when it comes to software I depend upon. Bible software in particular. I saw recently that Bible Gateway now defaults to a mess that is difficult to search and has a screen filled with junk you need a subscription to use. I by accident came across an option to use "Bible Gateway Classic" which gives me the old usable web site.
Recently I've been using Xiphos more and am liking it better all the time. Sorry to see the ESV Bible disappearing from these projects as a free add-on. I'm using the KJV Bible more anyway.
I don't think I'll be paying for closed source software going forward.
One nice thing about the newer version of BibleGateway is that the javascript on the site is friendlier now and I don't have to weaken my security settings to use it.
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:09 pm
by KBD
andyprough wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:45 pm
One nice thing about the newer version of BibleGateway is that the javascript on the site is friendlier now and I don't have to weaken my security settings to use it.
That's good to hear.
Just came across this as to why the ESV Bible has disappeared as a Sword Module:
https://www.crosswire.org/pipermail/swo ... 47095.html
Glad the KJV doesn't have copyright issues, at least not on our side of the pond :)
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:50 pm
by andyprough
Agreed, my church uses ESV and I prefer the NKJV, neither of which seem to be available right now through Sword due to copyright issues (I assume), so BibleGateway is an important resource for me.
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:18 pm
by KBD
Here is another online alternative:
https://www.biblica.com/bible/
You can change version using a little box on the right side of the page.
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:15 am
by JayM
The KJV is also available for download on Project Gutenberg as are many commentary and Bible study books:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30
Re: what happened to bibleworks !? How do they proceed the work - is it now free and opensource?!
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:46 pm
by say_hello
hello dear JayM, KBD, AndyPrough,
many thanks for the reples and for showing up the alternatives - thats just great.
many many thanks! Good news!!