e-Sword (was: RE: [sword-devel] STEP modules)

Bryan Fordham sword-devel@crosswire.org
Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:40:28 -0500


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On 3 Nov 2000, at 9:48, Chris Little wrote:

...
> Can anyone else confirm that the executable IS based on Troy's
> Bible_CS and not just a similar looking product?  The modules most
> certainly ARE derived from ours, though he has them compressed into
> single files.  He has got apocrypha support built in as well as
> some support for general books (it looks like).  So he has done
> some work, but how much he has ripped off from us I can't
> determine.  If he DID indeed base e-Sword on Bible_CS & Sword code
> (not just on their appearance and using our modules) at least we
> can force him to cough up the source code.  

More than that.

- From http://www.e-sword.net/register.html

    e-Sword is a free software package, but it is not freeware. Rick
    Meyers holds a copyright on e-Sword, and as such has granted you
    the right to make copies for yourself and friends. e-Sword may
not
    be sold or resold, distributed as a part of any commercial
package,
    or used or distributed to support any kind of profit-generating
    activity, even if it is being distributed freely.

If (*if*) he used the sword code that's in direct violation of the
license, right?

I'm downloading the thing now to take a look

- --B

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