I'm really sorry. I never finished this reply. There is more going on sword-devel about getting bibles into the sword format. I hope someone there can work with you if you are still interested.
Regards, Daniel On 12/06/05, Tupuola From Pacificflair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Talofa Daniel, Greetings Tupuola :) > Hope your well. It's been awesome watching the developments online! :) > I am following up on commencement of the Samoan Bible version and > translations. Can > you please advise what is required before any developments commence. We just need permission [ed: can't remember what I was saying here] > I have also arranged for two Bible colleges in Samoa to assist where they > can, they are happy to be linked directly to the developments. Great. Regards, Daniel > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Daniel Glassey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 09:20:51 +0100 (BST) > > > > > > >On 12/05/05, Tupuola From Pacificflair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Thank you so much for the quick response. > >> > >> The ultimate goal is to have the Pacific languages available for people to > >use on a computer. We are happy to lead any work that involves this but not > >'coding' as no one here knows how to code. . . > > > >That's fine - we can handle the technical side of getting the texts to work > >in > >sword and you can work on the side of obtaining the texts. > > > >> Should we contact copyright at crosswire dot org and cc you in? > > > >I'm one of the people on the list that that address goes to so just send > >there > > > >:) > >Daniel > > > > > >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > >> From: Daniel Glassey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 12:34:46 +0100 (BST) > >> > >> >On 11/05/05, Michael Riversong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> As a sort of temporary solution, maybe this would help. I've collected > >> >> a few Bible translations onto what is now a standardized CD. Haven't > >> >> found good software yet, but this will at least give something. > >> > > >> >Hi Michael, > >> >I'm sure the GnomeSword, BibleTime (and BibleDesktop) would love to hear > >where > >> >their software is lacking so it can be improved ;) > >> > > >> >> If you > >> >> can copy the CD, then it would at least be a set of basic texts. These > >> >> CDs are currently being distributed to other Christian schools (i'm a > >> >> teacher at a small Christian school here in Cheyenne) and students. > >> >> Everything on them is public domain or GPL. > >> >> > >> >> I've noticed that in Linux, it is easy to bring up HTML, PDF, and text > >> >> files on screen and search individual files, meaning in this case > >> >> individual books of the Bible. Only in PDF format can you get the > >> >> entire Bible displayed for searches, and it's slow. > >> >> > >> >> Not familiar with the Yoper distro -- wondering what word processing and > >> >> desktop software is included. I've done searches on individual books > >> >> using standard Linux tools such as Abi Word, KWord, KDE desktop, and > >> >> sometimes Gnome desktop. > >> >> > >> >> Let me know what your address is. I could send out a CD within the next > >> >> few days from here. > >> > > >> >Talofa Tupuola, > >> > > >> >If you have good bandwidth then you can download the sword CD image > >> >(~400MB) > >> >from ftp://ftp.crosswire.org/pub/sword/iso/sword20050214beta.iso.gz > >> >It includes many public domain translations and some others with special > >> >permission, but no Samoan Bible yet. > >> >You will need to uncompress it then burn it to a CD. > >> > > >> >Otherwise, is anyone there else on the list from Australia/New > >Zealand/Pacific > >> >area that could burn one and post it? > >> > > >> >> On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 04:17, Tupuola From Pacificflair wrote: > >> >> > Talofa (greetings) members, > >> >> > > >> >> > My name is Tupuola from Pacificflair. I wrote some time ago and had > >just > >> >realised that it bounced as I receive numerous emails. > >> > > >> >Arg, apologies for this - we reject mails from people not subscribed to > >> >the > >> >devlist to reduce spam. > >> > > >> >> > Below is the contents of my last email: > >> >> > My name is Tupuola and the reason why I write (and signed up) is > >> >> > because > >> >our company is rolling out thousands of ex-leased pc's throughout the > >country > >> >(New Zealand) to low income families targeting Pacific families. Our pc's > >are > >> >linux based (Yoper distro) operating systems only. With each pc, we want > >> >to > >> >have the Bible or a Bible software installed as we need to use this medium > >to > >> >spread the word. I don't attend a particular church or have a spiritual > >life > >> >but I know that the answers are in that black book that my father read > >> >everyday. > >> >> > > >> >> > We are shipping thousands of pc's to the Pacific nations very soon > >> >> > with > >> >'voip' pre-installed for less expensive communications etc. > >> >> > > >> >> > The purpose is to 'lift the bar' for Pacific Nations people and to > >remind > >> >people that there are answers to why we are created. We are getting tired > >of > >> >being labled 'low decile' etc as well. With a Bible software installed > >> >and > >our > >> >ongoing translations, this will draw people close to God and the pc for > >better > >> >development. > >> >> > > >> >> > We are based at Samoa Capital radio station (in Wellington NZ) and > >> >developing glossary of terms for Pacific nations starting with the Samoa > >> >language and then moving onto other Pacific languages. > >> > > >> >Great, this sounds like wonderful work :) > >> > > >> >> > Questions: > >> >> > Is there a linux based Bible software available? prefebly free? > >> > > >> >As DM Smith said there are 3 sword based options available on linux which > >are > >> >free(cost) and free(dom). > >> > > >> >> > Can we assist with translations of the Bible? if so, how? > >> > > >> >Yes! You sound like the ideal kind of people to contact the publishers of > >the > >> >Samoan Bible, and then other Pacific language bibles. Contact copyright at > >> >crosswire dot org and we can discuss what you want to say. > >> > > >> >> > Sorry for the long email folks. > >> >> > > >> >> > Can someone please contact me asap to progress this. > >> > > >> >Sorry again for the delay. > >> > > >> >> > Keep up the good work! > >> > > >> >Regards, > >> >Daniel > > > > > > > > > > > > > >___________________________________________________________ > >Yahoo! Messenger - want a free and easy way to contact your friends online? > >http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at pacificflair.com > > _______________________________________________ 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