I would actively oppose this proposal. Leaving aside a few popular but otherwise irrelevant texts (NIV etc) there is nothing gained in this proposal. I do not want us to sell texts and by and large we get the texts we really want or need for free.
DBL is a matter of concern - agreed. But not the rest. Peter On Tue, 2019-03-12 at 22:19 +0000, David Haslam wrote: > I first had to learn what the jargon meant - which just about > demonstrated that there are some aspects of this proposal for which > I’m not ideally suited. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer?wprov=sfti1 > > David > > Sent from ProtonMail Mobile > > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 22:11, Tobias Klein <cont...@tklein.info> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm following up on the last thread that I started. Who would be > > interested in actively supporting the following idea: > > > > - Develop/set up an online platform that sells non-free Bible > > translations as locked Sword modules > > - Establish a non-profit that becomes a Library Card Holder @ The > > Digital Bible Library (DBL) > > - Negotiate with Bible Societies to actually get licenses for > > distributing specific non-free Bible translations > > - Develop a software that uses the DBL's REST API for automatically > > creating locked Sword modules > > > > Anyone interested? We would need: > > - People who handle communication/negotiation > > - People who know how to set up an online platform (ideally with > > web programming skills) > > - People who create the software that creates sword modules from > > the DBL REST API. > > - People with admin/accounting skills > > > > Best regards, > > Tobias > > > _______________________________________________ > 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