|
| No member browsing this thread |
|
Thread Status: Active Total posts in this thread: 10 |
|
| Author |
|
EnthusOcn
Stranger Joined: Jun 9, 2009 Post Count: 2 Status: Offline |
Is it possible for me to use an eSword module or convert an e-Sword module? I don't personally like the NIV all that much, but it's so popular I like to use it in a parrallel bible so I know what other people are seeing when they read certain passages. I notice that you can buy it for e-Sword at http://estudysource.com/platform/site/product/products.aspx?pid=B0011 and I was wondering if it would be possible to use it in Linux? Thanks everyone! |
|||
|
||||
|
EnthusOcn
Stranger Joined: Jun 9, 2009 Post Count: 2 Status: Offline |
Oh, I understand that that e-Sword of totally different the BibleTime or the SWORD Project, I just wanted to know if I could convert. Or if there's another way to get the NIV. |
||
|
|
Osk
Developer Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Post Count: 209 Status: Offline |
No, there's no compatibility and to my knowledge, with the change in e-Sword's format, there's not even the possibility of conversion. ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by Osk at Jun 9, 2009 12:42:58 PM] |
||
|
|
qduaty
Stranger Joined: Sep 12, 2010 Post Count: 4 Status: Offline |
The new e-sword format is sqlite3. I have written a ModDrv for its Bible files, which works reliably on WinMo 6.1 (with SlideBible), and I'm willing to contribute it. ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by qduaty at Sep 15, 2010 7:46:02 PM] |
||
|
|
ransom1982
Regular Joined: Sep 28, 2007 Post Count: 75 Status: Offline |
qduaty, some others wrote a driver for the previous e-sword file format and were threatened with lawsuits. So, unless something changes, it probably isn't going to be possible to include it officially. |
||
|
|
qduaty
Stranger Joined: Sep 12, 2010 Post Count: 4 Status: Offline |
Well, I am in Europe lol ;) There is no lawsuits horror here. And my goal was to support dozens of free Bible translations that happen to be released in (a free) sqlite3 format only. My file handler only supports free files and it does not break any protection schemes, simply because it does not know about them. Anyway, the patch is here: http://s1010.chomikuj.pl/File.aspx?id=3582912...046&name=sword-1.diff |
||
|
|
pneaveill
Regular Joined: Aug 30, 2010 Post Count: 12 Status: Offline |
gduaty, The link appears to be dead |
||
|
|
qduaty
Stranger Joined: Sep 12, 2010 Post Count: 4 Status: Offline |
Try this one: http://s1010.chomikuj.pl/File.aspx?id=3582912...326&name=sword-1.diff |
||
|
|
Osk
Developer Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Post Count: 209 Status: Offline |
Moved thread to General Discussion |
||
|
|
Osk
Developer Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Post Count: 209 Status: Offline |
Adding support for sqlite3 modules wouldn't necessarily be a bad idea. But there are some issues to consider, such as significantly different ideas of versification/canon between Sword & e-Sword. We'd also need to contemplate whether/how to support other content types (dictionaries, etc.). Supporting unencrypted e-Sword content essentially amounts to supporting user-created e-Sword content. The take-away from Jonathan Blake's BibleTech 2010 talk was that almost ALL user-created e-Sword content is essentially copyright-infringing. So it may not serve Sword's long-term goals to support this format. |
||
|
|
|
Current timezone is GMT May 20, 2013 8:19:38 AM |
