[sword-devel] Schlachter 2000/Geneva Bible Society

[Manfred Bergmann]

Hi.

I'm in contact with Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft actually only to clarify the status of the Menge Bible text (which just for information turns out that DBG holds the copyright on the digital version of the text).
However I'd like to propose to them a co-operation for their Bible texts Menge, GNB, ... which they hold copyrights.
To come with examples is it possible to mention our agreement with Geneva Bible Society? Or is this kind of secret?


Manfred


Am 07.01.2010 um 17:22 schrieb Peter von Kaehne:

> Dear Friends,
> 
> For a couple of days I have been hinting at being able to pass on soon
> some good news regarding new modules.
> 
> Today the Geneva Bible Society has send me a contract regarding the
> Schlachter 2000.
> 
> We will be able to distribute this very important modern German
> translation as a encrypted for-sale module just like the Hoffnung fuer
> Alle or the NET. The price mooted is a very reasonable one, no doubt
> contributed by the fact that we will not take any "cut" nor claim any costs.
> 
> Further than this I have been advised that more texts will follow this
> same agreement - notably the German NGUE, a modern French and a modern
> Italian one.
> 
> Of course I am delighted.
> 
> I think the work to internationalise the software and de-KJV-ify our
> versification systems is resulting in some  spectacular success.
> 
> Finally I am in early but progressed discussions with a publisher for a
> modern Portuguese Bible - in effect the gist is agreed, but the details
> need to get hashed out.
> 
> Please pray for the progression and conclusion of all these negotiations.
> 
> Particular thanks should also go to one of our users, Mr Bruegmann who
> has initiated all this by asking in the right way the right person at
> the right time.
> 
> Yours in Christ
> 
> Peter von Kaehne
> 
> 
> P.S. The work on the actual module is progressing nicely. Nothing has so
> far challenged in a serious fashion my minimal Perl knowledge. I will
> probably pass it all on to one or two of you to get some input at some
> stage. Manfred has already offered his help.
> 
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