[sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from "applications"page

[Kahunapule Michael Johnson]

I have given up hope of resurrecting PocketSword. Nic Carter did some wonderful things, and blessed us all with some fine Bible study software for a while. I trust he is doing well with our Father in Heaven.

I have made 3 attempts at resurrecting PocketSword. The first two were foiled not just by the learning curve of taking over someone else's code, but by some serious blocks in the Apple App Store. Because of iCloud entitlements of the app, we could not update the software without Nic's action, which he didn't have the time & energy to take. While we could fork & rename the project theoretically, the third attempt with a new volunteer will be a restart using fresh, modern multi-platform tools. We are still in 
the brain storming, design, and study stage. Lots of ideas are on the table. The first question is whether or not we really need a new and/or improved FLOSS Bible study app. I think that the answer is "Yes".

In the mean time, it pains me to say it, but please remove PocketSword from the Crosswire software page. For now, I heartily recommend Bishop. And I hope to have something more cheerful to announce later.

On 12/5/25 05:50, Chad Uretsky wrote:
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> I am very saddened to hear that. May God bless his family. The Sword Project has been a blessing to me for a couple of decades now, and I am truly thankful for all who work on it.
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> *From: *sword-devel <sword-devel-bounces at crosswire.org> on behalf of David Haslam <dfhdfh at protonmail.com>
> *Reply-To: *SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> *Date: *Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
> *To: *sword-devel mailing list <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> *Cc: *Kahunapule Michael Johnson <Kahunapule at eBible.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from "applications"page
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> Sad to report that PocketSword developer Nic Carter died on 25 October 2025.
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> Maybe Michael Johnson can find someone to revive the project?
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> Your brother in Christ
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> David
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> Sent from Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> for iOS
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> On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 15:00, Chad Uretsky <chad at thebiblepage.org <mailto:On%20Fri,%20Dec%205,%202025%20at%2015:00,%20Chad%20Uretsky%20%3c%3ca%20href=>> wrote:
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>     I’d love to see PocketSword come back. It was a great tool, and there are few others out there (if any) that measure up to it.
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>     *From: *sword-devel <sword-devel-bounces at crosswire.org> on behalf of Karl Kleinpaste <karl at kleinpaste.org>
>     *Reply-To: *SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
>     *Date: *Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
>     *To: *sword devel <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
>     *Subject: *[sword-devel] pocketsword should be removed from "applications" page
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>     PocketSword has fallen off the iOS/iPadOS support wagon due to being too old of a build.
>     But PS is still listed on the applications page <https://crosswire.org/applications/> as the first element for handhelds. It should be removed. _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list sword-devel at crosswire.org https://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
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