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Copyright

2007-08-19T11:02:58Z

Jblake: Added citations to French law.

CrossWire respects Copyright and other Intellectual Property Rights.

As such, it discourages the creation, or conversion of resources into a format that is used by The Sword Project unless permission to do so has been obtained.

==US Copyright Law==

''The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998'' stands as current US Copyright Law.

Under US Copyright law, there is no differentiation between commercial, and non-commercial purposes. Unauthorized creation is a violation of the copyright act. Unauthorized distribution is a violation of the copyright act.

There is no "safe harbor" defense for creating unauthorized derivative works.
There is no "safe harbor" defense for unauthorized distribution of copyright material.

==Public Domain==

In the United States, “Public Domain” can be assumed if all of the following conditions are met:
* The material was originally published in English;
* The material was distributed in the United States prior to 1923;

If those conditions are not met, then the only safe assumption one can make, is that the material is under copyright protection. Obtain permission for creating a resource prior to doing so.

==Fair Use Doctrine==
In recent years, courts have greatly restricted what constitutes "Fair Use". US Statute Law does not specifically define "Fair Use".

When an organization claims "Fair Use", the courts apply a four prong test.
* Type of organization that used the material;
* How easy the material is to obtain;
** How old the material is;
* What the material is used for;
* Commercial activity related to distribution;

==Moral Rights==
The concept of “Moral Rights” is enshrined in French law. It is only found indirectly in US Law <cite>The Visual Artists Rights Act. 17 USC 106A</cite>.

The idea behind “Moral Rights” is that the original creator of a work has the right to declare certain derivatives, or uses to be “off-limits”.

French Law specifies the following:
* The Right of Integrity <cite>French Law 57-298 of 11 March 1957 Article 6</cite>;
** Mutilation or Destruction that would prejudice the author's honor or integrity is not permitted;
* The Right of Attribution <cite>French Law 57-298 of 11 March 1957 Article 6</cite>;
** The true author has the right to have his/her name attached to the work;
** Non-authors may not have their name attached to the work;
** Mutilation or Destruction on that would prejudice the author's honor or integrity is not permitted;
* The Right of Disclosure <cite>French Law 57-298 of 11 March 1957 Article 19; Article 56.</cite>;
** The author has the final decision on where, and when to publish;
* The Right to Withdraw or Retract a work <cite>French Law 57-298 of 11 March 1957 Article 32</cite>;
** The author has the right to prevent further dissemination of their material;
* The Right to reply to a critic;
** The right to have the reply published in the same place as the critic's expression;

== Doujinshi ==
This concept is found in Japan. It is not enshrined in Japanese Case Law. Nor is it enshrined in Japanese Statutory Law. It exists, purely because the companies that create the characters, upon which Doujinshi are based, have turned a blind eye to the copyright violations. It exists simply because it has been more profitable for those firms to ignore the copyright violations, than to enforce them.

File Formats

2007-08-17T23:23:43Z

Jblake: Define EULA. Watchtower Library, PDF

The Sword Project respects [[copyright]], and other Intellectual property Rights. As such, conversion of material that is under copyright is not supported by The Sword Project.

This page merely lists some of the more common file formats, and Bible Study Programs, and why conversion of their resources (if applicable) is discouraged.

EULA is the abbreviation for ''End User License Agreement''. This is the agreement that governs the terms and conditions of using a product. As such, it is enforcible, in the United States, under contract law.

==Bible Study Programs==
There are a plethora of Bible Study Programs that people use. Some are FLOSS. Some are Commercially distirbuted. Some are gratis, but have restrictions on them. This subsection merely lists the programs, and why their material may not(if applicable) be converted into a format that The Sword Project utilizes.

===Bible Works===
This is a commercial product. The software contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

=== e-Sword===
This program is distributed gratis. Most of the resources for this program are protected by copyright. As such, conversion into a format that The Sword Project is discouraged byCrossWire. There are no tools that directly convert the file format used by this program to one used by The Sword Project.

===Libronix Digital Library System===
This is a commercial product. The program contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

===PC Study Bible===
This is a commercial product. The program contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

===The Watch Tower Library===
This program is distributed gratis. The program contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. The EULA also prohibits redistribution of the material to individuals who are not current Jehovah's Witness in good standing. Additionally, the material in this collection is protected by copyright.

===Zefania===
This is a FLOSS Bible Study Program. Some of the resources available for this program are under copyright. The conversion of those resources to The Sword Project is discouraged.

==File Formats==
Bible Study programs use a plethora of file formats. Even more have been suggested for use in creating Bibles, and other religious material. This subsection merely lists some of the most common of those formats.

===CROSS===
Christian Reference Open Software Standard.

This is a closed file format that was created by Epiphany Software, as a replacement for STEP.
The specifications have not been publicly released. There are no known tools that convert this file format to any other file format. All material that is distributed in this format is covered by either copyright, or a EULA that prohibits format shifting, or both.

===GBF===
General Bible Format

This file format is intended as an aid to preparing Bible Texts for use with various Bible search programs. The complete specification is at http://www.ebible.org/bible/gbf.htm.

This file format is used for creating some resources for The Sword Project.

===HTML===
Hyper Text Markup Language

This is the basic language of the World Wide Web. Some Bible programs use it for their resources.

===LitML===
Liturgical Markup Language

The home page for this markup language is http://www.oremus.org/LitML/.
This is described at http://hildormen.org/blogs/index.php/2004/09/22/p28 and http://hildormen.org/docs/LitML/Guidelines-LitML10-1.0.html.

This is a descendant of, and complement to ThML. An additional influence is HTML 4.0.

The markup reflects its orientation towards liturgy and hymns.

===OSIS===
Open Scriptural Information Standard.

The Open Scripture Information Standard (OSIS) is an XML schema for marking up scripture and related text, part of an "open scripture" initiative composed of translators, publishers, scholars, software manufacturers, and technical experts who are coordinated by the Bible Technologies Group. It is co-sponsored by the American Bible Society and the Society of Biblical Literature.

The specifications for this file format can be found at http://www.bibletechnologies.net/20Manual.dsp.

This file format is used for creating some resources for The Sword Project.

===PDF===
Portable Document Format

This is an ISO track file format for platform independent rendering of documents. As such, it is designed to be a "read only" format.
===RTF===
Rich Text Format

This is a file format that is "owned' by Microsoft, Inc. It is used as the markup language for presentation, bu several Bible Study Programs, and their related file formats.

===STML===
Sacred Text Markup Language.

This is a proprietary markup language used by sacred-text.com.

===STEP===
Standard Template Electronic Publishing.

This file format was used by Quickverse between roughly 1996 and 2002. All material that was distributed in this file format is either under copyright, or has a EULA which prohibits format conversion.

Most of the documentation and specifications for this format can be found at
http://web.archive.org/web/20040204143502/http://www.crosswire.org/bsisg/ ;
http://web.archive.org/web/20021019135604/www.crosswire.org/bsisg/ ;

===ThML===
Theological Markup Language

The specifications for this file format are available at http://www.ccel.org/ThML/.

This file format is used for creating some resources for The Sword Project.

===USFM===
Unified Standard Format Markers

===USFX===
Unified Scripture Format XML

This XML file format is designed to provide clean conversions from Scripture to USFM compliant file formats. A more comprehensive description can be found at http://ebt.cx/usfx/.

===XSEM===
XML Scripture Encoding Model

This XML format was proposed by SIL. A comprehensive description of the markup language can be found at http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=XSEM&_sc=1.

The formal specifications can be found at
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?site_id=nrsi&format=file&media_id=XSEM_Source&filename=XSEM_Source.zip

===XML===
eXtensible Markup Language

This is generic family of markup formats. Links to a number of XML specifications can be found at http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlApplications.html. Each flavor has its own specifications.

===Zefania XML===
This is the native file format for Zefania. There are several tools that will convert material into this file format.

==Utility Programs==
Unless otherwise specified, the utility programs listed in this section do not work with file formats used by The Sword Project.

===GBF Tools===
* GBF Convertor
* GBFConvertersource.zip
* GBFsrc
* GBFsrc.zip
* GBFtoBibleConverter

===The Sword Project===
* Diaspora;
* CipherRaw;
* Diaspora;
* Diatheke
* ucudt261
* icudt281
* Icudt34
* imp2GBS
* imp2ld
* imp2vs
* mkfstmod
* mod2imp
* mod2osis
* mod2vpl
* mod2zmod
* osis2mod
* step2vpl
* stepdump
* swicu20.dll
* swordddl-1.5.4a
* unconv
* vpl2mod
* vs2osisref
* xml2gbs

===STEP Utilities===
The specifications for STEP were publicly released. Some peopel created tools for this file format.

* Icudt28l.dll;
* Step2RTF;
* Step2VPL;
* Stepdump;
* STEPr;
* The STEP Publisher's ToolKit;

===ThML Utilities===
* cceldesktop.

===Zefania Utilities===

* KonvSetup;
* Zefania BpeST;
* Zefania Diatheke;
* Zefania Module Splitter;
* Zefania TextKonvertor;
* ZXML-BCV;
* ZXML2BCV.xsl;

File Formats

2007-08-17T23:12:04Z

Jblake: STEP, GBF, Zefania Utilties, Markup languages.

The Sword Project respects [[copyright]], and other Intellectual property Rights. As such, conversion of material that is under copyright is not supported by The Sword Project.

This page merely lists some of the more common file formats, and Bible Study Programs, and why conversion of their resources (if applicable) is discouraged.

==Bible Study Programs==
There are a plethora of Bible Study Programs that people use. Some are FLOSS. Some are Commercially distirbuted. Some are gratis, but have restrictions on them. This subsection merely lists the programs, and why their material may not(if applicable) be converted into a format that The Sword Project utilizes.

===Bible Works===
This is a commercial product. The software contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

=== e-Sword===
This program is distributed gratis. Most of the resources for this program are protected by copyright. As such, conversion into a format that The Sword Project is discouraged byCrossWire. There are no tools that directly convert the file format used by this program to one used by The Sword Project.

===Libronix Digital Library System===
This is a commercial product. The contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

===PC Study Bible===
This is a commercial product. The contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

===Zefania===
This is a FLOSS Bible Study Program. Some of the resources available for this program are under copyright. The conversion of those resources to The Sword Project is discouraged.

==File Formats==
Bible Study programs use a plethora of file formats. Even more have been suggested for use in creating Bibles, and other religious material. This subsection merely lists some of the most common of those formats.

===CROSS===
Christian Reference Open Software Standard.

This is a closed file format that was created by Epiphany Software, as a replacement for STEP.
The specifications have not been publicly released. There are no known tools that convert this file format to any other file format. All material that is distributed in this format is covered by either copyright, or a EULA that prohibits format shifting, or both.

===GBF===
General Bible Format

This file format is intended as an aid to preparing Bible Texts for use with various Bible search programs. The complete specification is at http://www.ebible.org/bible/gbf.htm.

This file format is used for creating some resources for The Sword Project.

===HTML===
Hyper Text Markup Language

This is the basic language of the World Wide Web. Some Bible programs use it for their resources.

===LitML===
Liturgical Markup Language

The home page for this markup language is http://www.oremus.org/LitML/.
This is described at http://hildormen.org/blogs/index.php/2004/09/22/p28 and http://hildormen.org/docs/LitML/Guidelines-LitML10-1.0.html.

This is a descendant of, and complement to ThML. An additional influence is HTML 4.0.

The markup reflects its orientation towards liturgy and hymns.

===OSIS===
Open Scriptural Information Standard.

The Open Scripture Information Standard (OSIS) is an XML schema for marking up scripture and related text, part of an "open scripture" initiative composed of translators, publishers, scholars, software manufacturers, and technical experts who are coordinated by the Bible Technologies Group. It is co-sponsored by the American Bible Society and the Society of Biblical Literature.

The specifications for this file format can be found at http://www.bibletechnologies.net/20Manual.dsp.

This file format is used for creating some resources for The Sword Project.

===RTF===
Rich Text Format

This is a file format that is "owned' by Microsoft, Inc. It is used as the markup language for presentation, bu several Bible Study Programs, and their related file formats.

===STML===
Sacred Text Markup Language.

This is a proprietary markup language used by sacred-text.com.

===STEP===
Standard Template Electronic Publishing.

This file format was used by Quickverse between roughly 1996 and 2002. All material that was distributed in this file format is either under copyright, or has a EULA which prohibits format conversion.

Most of the documentation and specifications for this format can be found at
http://web.archive.org/web/20040204143502/http://www.crosswire.org/bsisg/ ;
http://web.archive.org/web/20021019135604/www.crosswire.org/bsisg/ ;

===ThML===
Theological Markup Language

The specifications for this file format are available at http://www.ccel.org/ThML/.

This file format is used for creating some resources for The Sword Project.

===USFM===
Unified Standard Format Markers

===USFX===
Unified Scripture Format XML

This XML file format is designed to provide clean conversions from Scripture to USFM compliant file formats. A more comprehensive description can be found at http://ebt.cx/usfx/.

===XSEM===
XML Scripture Encoding Model

This XML format was proposed by SIL. A comprehensive description of the markup language can be found at http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=XSEM&_sc=1.

The formal specifications can be found at
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/render_download.php?site_id=nrsi&format=file&media_id=XSEM_Source&filename=XSEM_Source.zip

===XML===
eXtensible Markup Language

This is generic family of markup formats. Links to a number of XML specifications can be found at http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlApplications.html. Each flavor has its own specifications.

===Zefania XML===
This is the native file format for Zefania. There are several tools that will convert material into this file format.

==Utility Programs==
Unless otherwise specified, the utility programs listed in this section do not work with file formats used by The Sword Project.

===GBF Tools===
* GBF Convertor
* GBFConvertersource.zip
* GBFsrc
* GBFsrc.zip
* GBFtoBibleConverter

===The Sword Project===
* Diaspora;
* CipherRaw;
* Diaspora;
* Diatheke
* ucudt261
* icudt281
* Icudt34
* imp2GBS
* imp2ld
* imp2vs
* mkfstmod
* mod2imp
* mod2osis
* mod2vpl
* mod2zmod
* osis2mod
* step2vpl
* stepdump
* swicu20.dll
* swordddl-1.5.4a
* unconv
* vpl2mod
* vs2osisref
* xml2gbs

===STEP Utilities===
The specifications for STEP were publicly released. Some peopel created tools for this file format.

* Icudt28l.dll;
* Step2RTF;
* Step2VPL;
* Stepdump;
* STEPr;
* The STEP Publisher's ToolKit;

===ThML Utilities===
* cceldesktop.

===Zefania Utilities===

* KonvSetup;
* Zefania BpeST;
* Zefania Diatheke;
* Zefania Module Splitter;
* Zefania TextKonvertor;
* ZXML-BCV;
* ZXML2BCV.xsl;

User:Jblake

2007-08-17T22:36:02Z

Jblake: CC-BY-NC-SA v GNU FDL

I created the [[File Formats]] page. I will be watching it.

Some of the material I contribute to the wiki is also found in the ''The e-Sword Utility Program FAQ''. As the author of that document, I can, and do contribute material to this project, under a different license. To wit, The GNU FDL, rather than the CC-BY-NC-SA that the FAQ is distributed under.

Copyright

2007-08-17T22:30:30Z

Jblake: US Copyright Law, Fair Use, Public Domain, Doujinshi

Crosswire respects Copyright and other Intellectual Property Rights.

As such, it discourages the creation, or conversion of resources into a format that is used by The Sword Project unless permission to do so has been obtained.

==US Copyright Law==

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 stands as current US Copyright Law.

Under US Copyright law, there is no differentiation between commercial, and non-commercial purposes. Unauthorized creation is a violation of the copyright act. Unauthorized distribution is a violation of the copyright act.

There is no "safe harbor" defense for creating unauthorized derivative works.
There is no "safe harbor" defense for unauthorized distribution of copyright material.

==Public Domain==

In the United States, “Public Domain” can be assumed if all of the following conditions are met:
* The material was originally published in English;
* The material was distributed in the United States prior to 1923;

If those conditions are not met, then the only safe assumption one can make, is that the material is under copyright protection. Obtain permission for creating a resource prior to doing so.

==Fair Use Doctrine==
In the United States, “The Fair Use Doctrine” implies that it is legal for an individual to create a module from existing material, provided that the material:
* Is used for personal study only;
* Is not distributed in any manner or form;
In recent years, courts have greatly restricted what constitutes "Fair Use". US Statute Law does not specifically define "Fair Use".

When an organization claims "Fair Use", the courts apply a four prong test.
* Type of organization that used the material;
* How easy the material is to get;
** How old the material is1;
* What the material is used for;
* Commercial activity related to distribution;

==Moral Rights==
The concept of “Moral Rights” is enshrined in French law. It is only found indirectly in US Law1.

The idea behind “Moral Rights” is that the original creator of a work has the right to declare certain derivatives, or uses to be “off-limits”.

French Law specifies the following:
* The Right of Integrity;
** Mutilation or Destruction that would prejudice the author's honor or integrity is not permitted;
* The Right of Attribution;
** The true author has the right to have his/her name attached to the work;
** Non-authors may not have their name attached to the work;
** Mutilation or Destruction on that would prejudice the author's honor or integrity is not permitted;
* The Right of Disclosure;
** The author has the final decision on where, and when to publish;
* The Right to Withdraw or Retract a work5;
** The author has the right to prevent further dissemination of their material;
* The Right to reply to a critic;
** The right to have the reply published in the same place as the critic's expression;

== Doujinshi ==
This concept is found in Japan. It is not enshrined in Japanese Case Law. Nor is it enshrined in Japanese Statutory Law. It exists, purely because the companies that create the characters, upon which Doujinshi are based, have turned a blind eye to the copyright violations. It exists simply because it has been more profitable for those firms to ignore the copyright violations, than to enforce them.

User:Jblake

2007-08-17T22:02:35Z

Jblake:

I created the [[File Formats]] page. I will be watching it.

EnduserFAQ

2007-08-17T21:59:02Z

Jblake: sed /e-Sword/My Bible Study Program/

==Public Community Forums and other places for help==
CrossWire has public forums for our users to exchange tips and help each other. It is likely your question has been asked previously on our forums. You might even find some unexpected gems or post a few of your own: http://crosswire.org/forums

http://www.crosswire.org is our main page. Scroll down to see the list of software and links to their home pages. Many applications have their own support systems and FAQs.

We have a support mailing list, sword-support at crosswire.org. Other users can not see your question and answer it and users can not get benefit from previous answers. Therefore the forums are recommended. If you for some reason can not or do not want to use forums you can send private email to our support list. Whatever support tool you use, please read this FAQ and other documentation first.

==End user FAQ==
Here are some commonly asked questions about the CrossWire Bible Society and The SWORD Project and answers to them.

CrossWire is a non-commercial organization which produces Bible related Free Software. We have several software products. We also have numerous text modules (Bible translations, commentaries, lexicons, ...) which can be used with our software. All products are made by individual volunteers who may or may not know each other's work. Therefore it is important that you first know which product you have questions about. Then you can select the category and question below. If your question is not answered here and you have to ask us directly, please attach as much information about your problem as possible, especially about the product you are using. Considering the volume of mail we receive daily and the few workers we have to answer support emails, vague email and email that asks questions clearly answered on this page are likely to go unanswered.

===Questions about text modules===

====Do you or will you have NIV/NASB/NLT/Message/NKJV/other translation?====
NASB is under work and will be sold commercially by the Lockman publishing company. Most other copyright holders, including the publisher of the NIV, have not been interested in publishing their material in our format even when they could get money out of it. Strange world, isn't it?

Some people recommend using a couple of good modern freely available translations instead. The ESV and NET are both high quality translations.

The ESV is a word-for-word "essentially literal" translation which continues the KJV legacy but is based on modern textual criticism. It is freely [http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=ESV downloadable from our repositories].

The NET uses a more dynamic equivalence principle and is downloadable from [http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=3086 bible.org] in either a free (with registration) version containing limited notes or a premium ($20) version with the full NET translation note set.

====What happened to the Portuguese module?====
It was removed because it was not what it claimed to be and had errors. Negotiations are underway to provide another translation.

====Where are the deuterocanonical books and the apocrypha?====
Sword does not currently support any books other than the 66 OT/NT protocanonical books. The reason is technical, not theological. The SWORD Project is ecumenical, benefiting from the labor of workers from a broad gamut of Christian churches. Work is currently underway to support a broader canon.

====May I use Sword Modules on my website?====
While our software can be freely redistributed, many modules have been licensed to Crosswire for distribution. To use those modules, you will need to obtain permission for yourself.

====How do I convert Sword modules to text?====
We would like to discourage this. Please work with us in making our software better.

But, if you really need the text, each module has a conf file which will tell you about the origin of the text. Please obtain the source the same way we did. You may not convert the modules that have been licensed to Crosswire for distribution. The KJV module is the only one for which we maintain the source, which you can obtain [http://www.crosswire.org/~dmsmith/kjv2006 here].

====How do I convert modules from My Bible Study Program to Sword modules?====
The SWORD Project does not support the conversion of texts from commercial Bible software vendors. For more information read [[File Formats]]

====I have purchased and lost a key to a locked module. Can you tell me what it is?====
The SWORD Project does not sell or handle locked module keys. You should contact the module vendor for help in this matter.

====My Personal module shows some strange text, why?====
For a while, there was a bug in the configuration file (mods.d\personal.conf) of the Personal module. You can download and re-install the latest version but you will lose any personal notes you have made. Alternatively, you can just replace the configuration file with the new one or open it in any text editor to remove the line reading "SourceType=ThML".

===Questions about what we do for free or for money===

====Would you send me free Bibles or other material?====
No, we cannot send you free Bibles or other literature. Even though you may have read on other sites that we are able to help you get free material, that is not true. There is no money involved in our work and we handle only electronic material. All our products are freely downloadable on our web site (or their own web sites) and that is all we do.

====Can I donate to your ministry?====
While we appreciate offers of donations, the SWORD Project does not solicit or accept such offers. We have been blessed already by the donation of those resources which we do use. If you feel the need to donate to ministries outside your local church, you might consider [http://www.compassion.com/ Compassion International], [http://www.habitat.org/ Habitat for Humanity], [http://www.wycliffe.org/ Wycliffe Bible Translators], or [http://www.ccel.org Christian Classics Ethereal Library].

====Would you donate to my ministry?====
As our project does not solicit or accept donations and does not itself produce any profit, we do not have monetary or other resources to offer to other ministries either (besides downloadable resources).

====Can I sell advertising on your website?====
No, we do not allow advertising on our website, as you might have noticed.

====Will you allow me to link to your website on my website in exchange for linking mine on yours?====
You may link to our website, including to our [http://www.crosswire.org/study BibleTool]. However, we do not do link exchanges.

====Where's my CD?====
*NEEDS ATTENTION*

===Questions about our software===

If you don't find an answer to your question here and want to ask directly, PLEASE TELL US WHAT SOFTWARE YOU ARE USING. There are many products related to CrossWire. The most common is The Sword Project for Windows. It's extremely difficult to answer a question such as "I'm trying to open a Bible but it doesn't work" if we don't even know which application you are using. It also helps if you attach as much exact information about your problem as possible, for example, "After I have opened the program I select action A from the menu and click button B, but it does nothing". NOT something like "I can't do C".

Many problems are due to outdated software or text modules. Please check first which version you are running. Notice also your operating system and version.

====How do I uninstall?====
The SWORD Project for Windows has an uninstaller which should be in the same place as the program. You can also just delete the folder and possible menu entries.

====Is it possible to install The SWORD Project for Windows and text modules on a USB disk/stick (or some other place)?====
The SWORD Project for Windows is entirely installed under one folder, including the modules. You can copy it anywhere as it is and run the program from there. You can even move the folder from one computer to another or to a networked drive.

====When I read the Syriac Peshitta, Hebrew Bible, or (another module), all I see are boxes.====
You need to install a Unicode font with the full range of characters used in the module you are trying to read.

====I love your Bible Tool. May I install it on my church's website?====
Yes. But while our software can be used in any way you wish, many of our modules may not.

====Do you have a Sword program for my phone? my pda? my handheld?====
Take a look to the left for the list of end user Bible tools. If we have it, it is listed there.

====I've found a bug. How do I report it?====
Use the bug reporting facilities of the project you found the bug in. Some projects use [http://www.crosswire.org/bugs/secure/Dashboard.jspa Crosswire's bug tracker], especially [http://www.crosswire.org/bugs/secure/BrowseProject.jspa?id=10011 text modules] and [http://www.crosswire.org/bugs/secure/BrowseProject.jspa?id=10004 The Sword Project for Windows (a.k.a. BibleCS)]. Examine the existing bug reports. If your bug is not there create an account and write a report. Remember to give enough information: unambiguous identification of the product, version number, operating system, what you were trying to do, what you expected to happen, what happened, how to reproduce the bug etc.

====Why doesn't your program do such and such? I'd like to see this feature added. If it had this feature it would be more competitive with other programs.====
Yes, it would be nice, but this is a volunteer based project, and we do this in our free time. Help if you can and give feedback. We know that complaining is always a temptation, but instead, please pray for us. That is the best way to help the project.

====How do I do something in MacSword? BibleTime? GnomeSword? BibleDesktop? The SWORD Project for Windows?====
There are links to each of the projects on the left. Please read their attached documentation and the other supporting material for the project you are using. You may need to go to their website to find this. Many problems will be solved by reading the documentation and following the instructions. After that use the support forum/list/pages of that project. After that you can ask your question in our forum or our support list.

====Somebody sells your software on the Internet. Is this ok?====
It's not forbidden to sell [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html Free Software]. However, according to the licence, the source code must be included. Some people also sell free software without revealing that it is also available for free, and we do not condone such action.

Talk:EnduserFAQ

2007-08-17T21:56:34Z

Jblake: Converting Resources > started pages.

Why was the link the to Z-XML Sword Converter removed?

http://joomla.zykloide.de/Joomla_1.0.10-Stable-Full_Package/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,21/

http://www.bibleworkplace.de/content/view/1/4/
--[[User:84.159.172.31|84.159.172.31]] 05:00, 24 June 2007 (MDT)

I wondered why many other changes were reverted also. Some of them did enhance the quality of the FAQ.

I understand that we have to keep the FAQ as Frequently Asked Questions. It should not be Questions Which Someone Has Asked Once or Never Asked Questions Which Someone Wants To Answer Here. There are already some questions/answers there which are not very frequent. It makes the page more difficult to use for end users. All really Frequently asked questions are there.

From now on, if someone wants to add/remove a question, I suggest that we discuss it here in this talk page.

Questions about Z-XML converter are not frequent. If it's included it could be inserted under general converter section (question about e-sword should be changed to be more general).

-- Eeli Kaikkonen

I don't remember seeing the Z-XML converter myself, but I would probably have removed it if I had. I apologize that I can't fully elaborate since I don't recall my particular objections to the Z-XML converter, but I didn't consider it something we ought to recommend that users use. (One way or another, it is NOT reasonable to consider it an End-User tool, and the FAQ, being for End-Users, is not an appropriate place to link to it.) I'll elaborate on my reservations if I get a chance to take another look at the program. In any case, we have a Zefania to OSIS converter that (IMNSHO) does a better job even though it's still a work in progress (but what isn't).

-- Osk

Some of the stuff I added was reverted and some removed. As a community process, I expect that some of that will happen. However, I didn't like that they were anonymously made. I suggest that we make our changes while logged in and add a brief comment to each edit.

-- DM

Where is the Zefania to OSIS converter? --[[User:84.159.195.26|84.159.195.26]] 12:33, 25 June 2007 (MDT)

The recent OSIS converters I wrote are sitting [http://crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/utils/perl/ here]. I'm still going to hold off on any major announcement for a couple of reasons: First, they still need a little work. Second, I don't want people flooding me with modules they created with these converters since I've already got everything I would consider posting converted (whether or not I've actually gotten it online yet).

-- Osk

Reverting some other's changes may possibly happen if someone copies the text, edits it and later commits it without checking first. We just have to be careful.

Some wiki FAQs are meant to be edited by end users. That can confuse some users so that they add their questions here though the purpose is that the developers gather the proper questions. This whole thing would be much easier if we just required logging in. I don't see any reason why anonymous editing would be important. Well, I'm not logged in either... --Eeli

I put back in my changes. I'll also see if mediawiki allows us to have some pages require login. I don't know if that is something that we want to do. This page should be our "official" answers to "frequent" questions, not a place to ask questions.

-- DM

==Converting resources==

a) e-Sword is closed source. Technically, it is not a commercial program (The e-Sword license prohibits commercial distribution). Some resources are commercially distributed, which is allowed by the license. Other resources are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike NonCommercial 2.0 license.

I agree. Questions and answers should be general. I noticed this myself but have done nothing for it. --Eeli

b) I'd suggest having a page on converting to/from file formats, linked to from the FAQ.
Change Q 2.1.5 "How do I convert e-Sword modules to Sword modules?" to "How do I convert material to Sword modules?"
Then, on the page "converting file formats", list the various file formats, and either that the project does not support the conversion of material in the file format to Sword modules, or list the process/tool(s) that are used.

This is also a good point and more information about conversion tools would be good. --Eeli

c) Between EULAs and licenses,it is hard for end users to know what can be legally converted, and what cannot be legally converted to other file formats. [Project Gutenburg can be legally converted. BibleWorks resources can not be legally converted. Z-XML resources can go either way.]. A simple statement such as "The EULA for BibleWorks prohibits format shifting. The Sword Project supports Intellectual Property Rights, and as a consequence does not support the conversion of material for this program (BibleWorks) into a format usable by The Sword Project." can be used for the different programs that people ask about.

14:00, 12 July 2007 (MDT)[[User:Jblake|Jblake]]

Would you like me to be "brave" and:
* Create a page that addresses converting to/from various file formats;
* Create a page that covers conversion utilities;
* Create a page that addresses copyright, licenses, and EULAs;[[User:Jblake|Jblake]] 13:40, 17 August 2007 (MDT)

Those all would be great. I think all extra material is useful. We can link them from the FAQ page. --Eeli

:Started. I just realized that my notes are on my Windows machine, which won't boot up. :( Ijust have to find out which of the CDs I have them backup on. (This is when I need a program like "floppy drive cataloger, except for CDs and DVDs rather than floppy disks.) [[User:Jblake|Jblake]] 15:56, 17 August 2007 (MDT)

== Module-specific questions ==

I just removed a question placed in the FAQ about why the Swahili Bible doesn't contain the book of Philippians. (I don't happen to know the answer, but I'll check into it.) Anyway, we should probably such module-specific questions out of the FAQ, even if it means creating another FAQ-type page for those questions. I know there are some questions currently address specific modules, but that's a fault in the questions themselves, which happen to address general issues by naming specific modules.

-- Osk

It might be good to have a question "How do I report a problem with a module". I think the right answer it to point them to Jira and file a bug under Modules. But that requires membership. Chris, if you don't mind, I'll leave this up to you, since you are the Module "Pumpkin Holder".

As to the naming of specific modules, I agree that the questions should be more general. It might be reasonable to list specific ones in the answer if they are a frequent subject of the question.

-- DM

Copyright

2007-08-17T21:53:35Z

Jblake: Started Article

Crosswire respects Copyright and other Intellectual Property Rights.

As such, it discourages the creation, or conversion of resources into a format that is used by The Sword Project unless permission to do so has been obtained.

If material was published in the United States after 1921, it is under copyright. Permission to convert material to a Sword Project format has to be obtained, prior to doing so. For other countries, the cut off year may be further back in the past that 1921, or it may be more recent than that.

File Formats

2007-08-17T21:42:23Z

Jblake: Started Article.

Bible Study programs use various file formats.

The Sword Project respects [[copyright]], and other Intellectual property Rights. As such, conversion of material that is under copyright is not supported by The Sword Project.

==Bible Study Programs==

===Bible Works===
This is a commercial product. The software contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

=== e-Sword===
This program is distributed gratis. Most of the resources for this program are protected by copyright. As such, conversion into a format that The Sword Project is discouraged byCrossWire. There are no tools that directly convert the file format used by this program to one used by The Sword Project.

===Libronix Digital Library System===
This is a commercial product. The contains a EULA that prohibits reverse engineering its file format. All material that uses this file format is protected by Copyright. As such it is both illegal, and immoral to convert it to a format that The Sword Project uses.

===Zefania===
This is a FLOSS Bible Study Program. Some of the resources available for this program are under copyright. The conversion of those resources to The Sword Project is discouraged.

==File Formats==

===OSIS===

===STML===

===ThML===

===XML===

===Zefania XML===
This is the native file format for Zefania. There are several tools that will convert material into this file format.

==Utility Programs==

===Zefania TextConvertor===

This program converts resources into Zefania XML.

Talk:EnduserFAQ

2007-08-17T19:40:34Z

Jblake: Converting resources: Create page

Why was the link the to Z-XML Sword Converter removed?

http://joomla.zykloide.de/Joomla_1.0.10-Stable-Full_Package/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,21/

http://www.bibleworkplace.de/content/view/1/4/
--[[User:84.159.172.31|84.159.172.31]] 05:00, 24 June 2007 (MDT)

I wondered why many other changes were reverted also. Some of them did enhance the quality of the FAQ.

I understand that we have to keep the FAQ as Frequently Asked Questions. It should not be Questions Which Someone Has Asked Once or Never Asked Questions Which Someone Wants To Answer Here. There are already some questions/answers there which are not very frequent. It makes the page more difficult to use for end users. All really Frequently asked questions are there.

From now on, if someone wants to add/remove a question, I suggest that we discuss it here in this talk page.

Questions about Z-XML converter are not frequent. If it's included it could be inserted under general converter section (question about e-sword should be changed to be more general).

-- Eeli Kaikkonen

I don't remember seeing the Z-XML converter myself, but I would probably have removed it if I had. I apologize that I can't fully elaborate since I don't recall my particular objections to the Z-XML converter, but I didn't consider it something we ought to recommend that users use. (One way or another, it is NOT reasonable to consider it an End-User tool, and the FAQ, being for End-Users, is not an appropriate place to link to it.) I'll elaborate on my reservations if I get a chance to take another look at the program. In any case, we have a Zefania to OSIS converter that (IMNSHO) does a better job even though it's still a work in progress (but what isn't).

-- Osk

Some of the stuff I added was reverted and some removed. As a community process, I expect that some of that will happen. However, I didn't like that they were anonymously made. I suggest that we make our changes while logged in and add a brief comment to each edit.

-- DM

Where is the Zefania to OSIS converter? --[[User:84.159.195.26|84.159.195.26]] 12:33, 25 June 2007 (MDT)

The recent OSIS converters I wrote are sitting [http://crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/utils/perl/ here]. I'm still going to hold off on any major announcement for a couple of reasons: First, they still need a little work. Second, I don't want people flooding me with modules they created with these converters since I've already got everything I would consider posting converted (whether or not I've actually gotten it online yet).

-- Osk

Reverting some other's changes may possibly happen if someone copies the text, edits it and later commits it without checking first. We just have to be careful.

Some wiki FAQs are meant to be edited by end users. That can confuse some users so that they add their questions here though the purpose is that the developers gather the proper questions. This whole thing would be much easier if we just required logging in. I don't see any reason why anonymous editing would be important. Well, I'm not logged in either... --Eeli

I put back in my changes. I'll also see if mediawiki allows us to have some pages require login. I don't know if that is something that we want to do. This page should be our "official" answers to "frequent" questions, not a place to ask questions.

-- DM

==Converting resources==

a) e-Sword is closed source. Technically, it is not a commercial program (The e-Sword license prohibits commercial distribution). Some resources are commercially distributed, which is allowed by the license. Other resources are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike NonCommercial 2.0 license.

I agree. Questions and answers should be general. I noticed this myself but have done nothing for it. --Eeli

b) I'd suggest having a page on converting to/from file formats, linked to from the FAQ.
Change Q 2.1.5 "How do I convert e-Sword modules to Sword modules?" to "How do I convert material to Sword modules?"
Then, on the page "converting file formats", list the various file formats, and either that the project does not support the conversion of material in the file format to Sword modules, or list the process/tool(s) that are used.

This is also a good point and more information about conversion tools would be good. --Eeli

c) Between EULAs and licenses,it is hard for end users to know what can be legally converted, and what cannot be legally converted to other file formats. [Project Gutenburg can be legally converted. BibleWorks resources can not be legally converted. Z-XML resources can go either way.]. A simple statement such as "The EULA for BibleWorks prohibits format shifting. The Sword Project supports Intellectual Property Rights, and as a consequence does not support the conversion of material for this program (BibleWorks) into a format usable by The Sword Project." can be used for the different programs that people ask about.

14:00, 12 July 2007 (MDT)[[User:Jblake|Jblake]]

Would you like me to be "brave" and:
* Create a page that addresses converting to/from various file formats;
* Create a page that covers conversion utilities;
* Create a page that addresses copyright, licenses, and EULAs;[[User:Jblake|Jblake]] 13:40, 17 August 2007 (MDT)

== Module-specific questions ==

I just removed a question placed in the FAQ about why the Swahili Bible doesn't contain the book of Philippians. (I don't happen to know the answer, but I'll check into it.) Anyway, we should probably such module-specific questions out of the FAQ, even if it means creating another FAQ-type page for those questions. I know there are some questions currently address specific modules, but that's a fault in the questions themselves, which happen to address general issues by naming specific modules.

-- Osk

It might be good to have a question "How do I report a problem with a module". I think the right answer it to point them to Jira and file a bug under Modules. But that requires membership. Chris, if you don't mind, I'll leave this up to you, since you are the Module "Pumpkin Holder".

As to the naming of specific modules, I agree that the questions should be more general. It might be reasonable to list specific ones in the answer if they are a frequent subject of the question.

-- DM

Talk:EnduserFAQ

2007-07-12T20:00:26Z

Jblake: Converting resources

Why was the link the to Z-XML Sword Converter removed?

http://joomla.zykloide.de/Joomla_1.0.10-Stable-Full_Package/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,21/

http://www.bibleworkplace.de/content/view/1/4/
--[[User:84.159.172.31|84.159.172.31]] 05:00, 24 June 2007 (MDT)

I wondered why many other changes were reverted also. Some of them did enhance the quality of the FAQ.

I understand that we have to keep the FAQ as Frequently Asked Questions. It should not be Questions Which Someone Has Asked Once or Never Asked Questions Which Someone Wants To Answer Here. There are already some questions/answers there which are not very frequent. It makes the page more difficult to use for end users. All really Frequently asked questions are there.

From now on, if someone wants to add/remove a question, I suggest that we discuss it here in this talk page.

Questions about Z-XML converter are not frequent. If it's included it could be inserted under general converter section (question about e-sword should be changed to be more general).

-- Eeli Kaikkonen

I don't remember seeing the Z-XML converter myself, but I would probably have removed it if I had. I apologize that I can't fully elaborate since I don't recall my particular objections to the Z-XML converter, but I didn't consider it something we ought to recommend that users use. (One way or another, it is NOT reasonable to consider it an End-User tool, and the FAQ, being for End-Users, is not an appropriate place to link to it.) I'll elaborate on my reservations if I get a chance to take another look at the program. In any case, we have a Zefania to OSIS converter that (IMNSHO) does a better job even though it's still a work in progress (but what isn't).

-- Osk

Some of the stuff I added was reverted and some removed. As a community process, I expect that some of that will happen. However, I didn't like that they were anonymously made. I suggest that we make our changes while logged in and add a brief comment to each edit.

-- DM

Where is the Zefania to OSIS converter? --[[User:84.159.195.26|84.159.195.26]] 12:33, 25 June 2007 (MDT)

The recent OSIS converters I wrote are sitting [http://crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/utils/perl/ here]. I'm still going to hold off on any major announcement for a couple of reasons: First, they still need a little work. Second, I don't want people flooding me with modules they created with these converters since I've already got everything I would consider posting converted (whether or not I've actually gotten it online yet).

-- Osk

Reverting some other's changes may possibly happen if someone copies the text, edits it and later commits it without checking first. We just have to be careful.

Some wiki FAQs are meant to be edited by end users. That can confuse some users so that they add their questions here though the purpose is that the developers gather the proper questions. This whole thing would be much easier if we just required logging in. I don't see any reason why anonymous editing would be important. Well, I'm not logged in either... --Eeli

I put back in my changes. I'll also see if mediawiki allows us to have some pages require login. I don't know if that is something that we want to do. This page should be our "official" answers to "frequent" questions, not a place to ask questions.

-- DM

==Converting resources==

a) e-Sword is closed source. Technically, it is not a commercial program (The e-Sword license prohibits commercial distribution). Some resources are commercially distributed, which is allowed by the license. Other resources are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike NonCommercial 2.0 license.

b) I'd suggest having a page on converting to/from file formats, linked to from the FAQ.
Change Q 2.1.5 "How do I convert e-Sword modules to Sword modules?" to "How do I convert material to Sword modules?"
Then, on the page "converting file formats", list the various file formats, and either that the project does not support the conversion of material in the file format to Sword modules, or list the process/tool(s) that are used.

c) Between EULAs and licenses,it is hard for end users to know what can be legally converted, and what cannot be legally converted to other file formats. [Project Gutenburg can be legally converted. BibleWorks resources can not be legally converted. Z-XML resources can go either way.]. A simple statement such as "The EULA for BibleWorks prohibits format shifting. The Sword Project supports Intellectual Property Rights, and as a consequence does not support the conversion of material for this program (BibleWorks) into a format usable by The Sword Project." can be used for the different programs that people ask about.

14:00, 12 July 2007 (MDT)[[User:Jblake|Jblake]]

== Module-specific questions ==

I just removed a question placed in the FAQ about why the Swahili Bible doesn't contain the book of Philippians. (I don't happen to know the answer, but I'll check into it.) Anyway, we should probably such module-specific questions out of the FAQ, even if it means creating another FAQ-type page for those questions. I know there are some questions currently address specific modules, but that's a fault in the questions themselves, which happen to address general issues by naming specific modules.

-- Osk

It might be good to have a question "How do I report a problem with a module". I think the right answer it to point them to Jira and file a bug under Modules. But that requires membership. Chris, if you don't mind, I'll leave this up to you, since you are the Module "Pumpkin Holder".

As to the naming of specific modules, I agree that the questions should be more general. It might be reasonable to list specific ones in the answer if they are a frequent subject of the question.

-- DM