Re: SWORD 1.9.x [was: NA28]

Can we get our heads together to get Jenkins setup in the new
infrastructure? With the current system setup, it should be easier to keep
that system running.

--Greg

On Thu, Dec 26, 2019, 12:51 Troy A. Griffitts <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Tobias,
>
> Technically, the functionality was added to trunk here:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> r3614 | scribe | 2018-12-29 14:23:25 -0700 (Sat, 29 Dec 2018) | 1 line
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> Added personalization mechanism for cipher keys
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Having said that, it is time for a new release.  Hunting for that commit,
> I can see we have done quite a few things over 2019, which is great, but we
> need to push things out now as an official release.  Rather than worry
> about binary-breaking changes, it should be easier to push out 1.9.0 with
> all the latest changes.
>
> Let's all try to wrap this up in the first couple weeks of the new year.
> I'll be sure to commit over the next couple days any binary-breaking
> changes I have in the pipeline and we can all test trunk and confirm we are
> happy with it for our projects.
>
> Merry Christmas!!!
>
> Troy
>
>
> On 12/26/19 6:14 AM, Tobias Klein wrote:
>
> Dear Troy!
>
>
>
> Merry Christmas!
>
> What’s the minimum Sword version for using NA28?
>
> I’ve just tried with a local 1.8.1 build and got the following error
> message when trying to get text from the installed module:
>
> ERROR: corrupt data during decompression.
>
>
>
> Once using the latest trunk it works.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tobias
>
>
>
> *From: *Troy A. Griffitts <[email protected]>
> *Sent: *Sonntag, 1. Dezember 2019 00:53
> *To: *SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <[email protected]>;
> [email protected]
> *Subject: *[sword-devel] NA28
>
>
>
> Hey team,
>
>
>
> I am happy to announce that after 21 years of negotiations, the
>
> Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament is finally available for SWORD
>
> applications, sold directly from the German Bible Society.  The purchase
>
> page is initially only available in German, so you may need to let
>
> Chrome help you translate to make the purchase.  They have honored their
>
> word and because we have done all the work to convert their data and
>
> take no royalty they only charge 10€ for the SWORD module.  They also
>
> allow the module to be used in all of our apps, so it's a great
>
> advantage for our users to buy once and use on their multiple platforms,
>
> devices, and applications.
>
>
>
> For those that don't know, the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament is the
>
> standard text which most all seminary students are required to purchase
>
> for their studies and shares the same Greek text as the United Bible
>
> Societies' Greek New Testament used by the majority of Bible translators
>
> worldwide, but the Nestle-Aland edition includes an extended critical
>
> apparatus.
>
>
>
> If you have a separate project page or forum for your frontend
>
> community, please let your users know and please support the work of the
>
> German Bible Society and encourage them to make more of their resources
>
> available for our software by purchasing a copy for yourself.
>
>
>
> The module includes the variant apparatus for each applicable verse as a
>
> footnote at the end of the verse, which should facilitate the module to
>
> show reasonably well in most frontends.  Bishop has a bit of custom code
>
> to handle the apparatus a bit more nicely and allows clicking on the
>
> apparatus to jump to INTF manuscript features.
>
>
>
> JSword may need to include the updated encipher code to support the
>
> module before JSword frontends will work properly.
>
>
>
> Luc Herren, who previously worked for the INTF, pushed years ago to get
>
> every Nestle-Aland critical apparatus sign into the Unicode
>
> specification, so there is a good chance that some font on most devices
>
> will have the required glyphs.  I include GentiumPlus with Bishop, which
>
> I can confirm has all the symbols for the critical apparatus.
>
>
>
> The module .conf file now includes:
>
>
>
> UnlockInfo=Please visit the online store of the German Bible Society to
>
> purchase an unlock key: <a
>
> href=
> "https://www.die-bibel.de/shop/bibelausgaben/digitale-bibelausgaben/dvds-und-videos/na28-app-lizenzschluessel-0106"
> <https://www.die-bibel.de/shop/bibelausgaben/digitale-bibelausgaben/dvds-und-videos/na28-app-lizenzschluessel-0106>
> >NA28
>
> - SWORD Module</a>
>
>
>
> If your frontend doesn't yet support the new UnlockInfo property, please
>
> consider adding support to help users know how to obtain unlock keys
>
> when installing locked modules.
>
>
>
> I pray everyone has had a blessed Thanksgiving holiday for those who
>
> celebrate.  It is always a blessing to share in service for our Lord
>
> with all of you,
>
>
>
> Troy
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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