The other aspect of this is that the software companies only cater to one platform. If you don't use the platform for which they program you have to either give up or find other ways of using their software.
What would very helpful is a standardized repository of the scrolls (i.e., HTML version) in translation, and, if possible, the original texts as well. I don't begrudge the DJD editors one bit of their royalties -- they are worth every last bit of them. As it stands now, though, if one does not own these programs, one must either own the DJD volumes or live near a very good library to access them. This situation makes me thankful for the CAL project at HUC Cincinnati and Perseus at Tufts. CAL is gradually making all of QA available with complete parsings, etc. I only wish someone would do it for QH as well. Does anyone know if one violates copyright by agreeing with a reading in one's work and publishing that to the web? Best, Al On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 09:12:49 -0400 or thereabouts, Jim West wrote: > I agree with Dave, there are things out there. Yet, and I think this needs > to be said, the things out there, like Accordance, cost lots of money. > Sometimes those people interested in studying the DSS dont have access to a > research library and they dont have a lot of disposable income to buy books > like the martinez edition. Hence, it seems to me that an online English > translation of all the sectarian texts is a worthwhile project. > > The marvel of the internet is that it makes accessible to remote places > those things that are culturally important. The Scrolls meet this criteria > of importance and hence require wide availability. > > Best > > Jim > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Jim West > Quartz Hill School of Theology > Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies > > Biblical Studies Resources > http://web.infoave.net/~jwest > > _______________________________________________ > g-Megillot mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot > Albert Lukaszewski University of Saint Andrews Saint Andrews, Fife KY16 9JU PGP Key: 45A4669B ************************************************************************** This message is sent in confidence to the addressee(s) only. It may contain legally privileged information or copyrighted material. The contents are not to be published in any public forum or disclosed to any individual other than the original addressee(s) without the express permission of the sender. Unauthorized recipients must preserve this confidentiality and should advise the original sender immediately of the error in transmission. For additional security, PGP signed and/or encrypted correspondence is available upon receipt of your key. ************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ g-Megillot mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot
