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— DM Smith From my phone. Brief. Weird autocorrections. > On Dec 2, 2018, at 10:47 AM, "ref...@gmx.net" <ref...@gmx.net> wrote: > > Regarding how to find source: > > In our newer and better modules a source is given in the conf file. But > sometimes that link is now dead. > > > Sent from my mobile. Please forgive shortness, typos and weird autocorrects. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [sword-devel] Modules, Tracker - some remarks > From: ref...@gmx.net > To: sword-devel > CC: > > > Hi to all > > 1) I am so pleased and grateful for all the activity checking and testing > modules wrt issues mentioned on the tracker > > 2) There is a substantial minority of modules we do have source texts for > (around 100) and I hold the key for them. They can not be shared to anyone, > usually, as they tend to be not public domain texts. But the upshot for them > is, I feel responsible in a direct way for them and take care of much in > these weeks. So if you see me commenting on a module as the matter being in > work, just move on , as it is in hand. > > 3) There is a majority of texts, and some of them are very old in terms of > CrossWire and we need to find sources for them, because we do not hold them. > So, if you do not see me commenting that things are in hand, the module > clearly requires a rebuilt and you want to push this actively forward, go and > find the source. > > 4) How to find sources: > > Many public domain texts have been pushed forward and backward between > projects since the start of the internet, are in a poor state and badly or > not at all marked up, forced into KJV versification , or sometimes even > chopped up in order to support sectarian views. Commonly for important texts > though there exists somewhere someone who has decided to fix things. People > who do try and fix things make this often very clear. Others refer/defer to > them. It pays to get into direct contact with them to establish a link and > maybe even let them produce OSIS or USFM for our use. We certainly always > want to feed back any and all improvements we make to Mark Up etc. > > 5)You find good authoritative source, put at least the link underneath the > tracker and explain shortly why this is in your view the best source, > particularly if there is a big choice. If you want to go and start working on > a module, even better > > Thanks again to all! > > > > Sent from my mobile. Please forgive shortness, typos and weird autocorrects. > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
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