I am not suggesting that there be a STEP to sword module conversion tool, but that the end user could just specify the path to their STEP format bibles and those would be read as they are. The user could choose to break their license agreement and distribute the STEP files, but they can do that now.
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Jeremy Bettis, Software Development Manager
HKS Medical Information Systems, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Glassey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 10:58 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [sword-devel] Searching and copyrights.
>
> just another couple of things to throw in:
>
> it generally says in any license that you get with software like this that
> the license does not
> allow you to reverse engineer it.
>
> This stuff means afaict that you cannot legally write an importer using
> information gained
> from looking at the data of these programs.
>
> Things like STEP and OSIS are a different matter since they have been/will
> be published,
> but a legal importer will not be written for any of these other programs -
> otoh if you can
> export text from these programs you can create your own personal, not for
> redistribution,
> module from it (assuming that is covered by fair use - ianal).
>
> To summarise, it is extremely unlikely that sword will support reading or
> converting the
> formats of other programs - unless they give their permission.
>
> Regards,
> d
>
> On 16 Jul 2002 at 8:21, Daniel Adams - infoChi sent forth the message:
>
> > I will respond with the curiosity question of if sword is going to be
> made
> > to read other formats which is a wish list item in my opinion, what
> about
> > Bible Explorer files.
> >
> > In Him,
> > Daniel Adams - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~dpa3
> >
> > 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)- Each one should use whatever gift he has received
> to
> > serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeremy Bettis
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:53 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [sword-devel] Searching and copyrights.
> >
> >
> > > Could we eventually get copyright holders (NIV, NASB, etc.) to market
> > > Sword
> > > for us and cover all the issues relating to module distribution and
> > > royalty
> > > payment, etc.? If Sword were so polished, we could go to these
> companies
> > > (I won't make moral statements as to the right to hold these
> licenses),
> > > and we could get them their own modules, with all the bells and
> whistles.
> > > They could sell the modules at any price that they thought was fair,
> but
> > > they would be so inclined to distribute Sword with it because there
> would
> > > be nothing better.
> >
> >
> > Could sword be augmented to read the file formats of some of the
> existing
> > Bible software out there? Here is what I mean:
> > * I see the major strength of Sword to be the vast number of
> translations,
> > commentaries and lexicons that can be used at once and cross referenced.
> > * I don't really see "free" as the most important issue here
> > * Zondervan made available (for a while at least) a free download of a
> NIV
> > bible in their Zondervan Reference Software package.
> > * If sword could read ZRS files, then I could use a legal NIV along with
> the
> > many public translations that are on the sword web site.
> > Now I understand that ZRS is a complex file format, and probably secret.
> (I
> > havn't been able to figure it out with just a quick look). But you can
> > purchase bible texts in the STEP format (is that the right abbr?), which
> is
> > well documented.
> >
>
