On Jun 13, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Gabriel Bodard wrote:
> I haven't had time to look closely at it, but what is the advantage of
> the Okus texts over Perseus, I wonder? The Perseus texts and
> dictionary/morphological tools are also freely downloadable Open
> Source and (all or a subset) could presumably be packaged into an
> iOS/Android app with all the functionality that Michael is after. (Or
> for that matter a desktop app that doesn't rely on sometimes slow
> internet connections.)
>
I'm assuming that notwithstanding the complete absence of such credits on the Okus download page on cnet, that is exactly what it is: a Windows wrapper around the Perseus materials. People don't make a habit of giving credit to Perseus; but at least Okus doesn't charge for the Windows wrapper, unlike other apps out there.
Porting from one xcode app to another should be easy, so MacOS should be relatively straightforward. We are not a Windows operation here, and are not looking to become one:-)
Users who want offline Greek and Latin reading support, though, should look into the Alpheios Greek and Latin tools. As long as you're in Firefox they work - so point Firefox to a local file with the text, and you should be fine.
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