I think I have a new favorite software project. Open Scriptures is

a repository for Biblical manuscripts and their translations, and a system for storing the differences between manuscripts and their relationships to versions expressed by semantic links: it seeks to represent the textual transmission of the Bible and, on top of this foundation:

1. supply an Open interface for querying interlinked scriptural data,
2. store derived data in an internationalized (i18n) and translation-neutral manner, and
3. provide an application platform for mashing this data up into scriptural applications with a framework for discussion and collaboration.

In addition to a software platform, I think serious consideration should be given to producing freely licensed texts and morphological databases. Unfortunately, most modern eclectic biblical texts and associated tagging databases have restrictive copyright licenses, which can cause problems. I will be posting anew my views on how the scriptures should be licensed, but in the meantime, there is the practical problem of availability. Therefore I am inquiring about assisting the Open Scriptures project.