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13 Aug 2024 23:24:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: 3.1beta Bug Report  
From: Hans-Detlev Fink
Date: 7 Aug 1998 09:19:59
Message: <35CAF0C1.34C1@pecos.n.o-s.p.a.m.de>
K. Tyler wrote:
> 
> I'll put it simply without wit witticism this time
> .
> If you or someone else would like to debate the funcionality
> or shortcomings of a feature in POV-Ray I'd be happy to
> contribute in any way my experiance level will allow.
> 

The difference between discussion of feature shortcomings and
discussing bugs may be very diffuse. After lengthy discussion
on a newsgroup it may well turn out that (all think) it's a
bug.

> On the other hand if I discover what I suspect to be a bug in
> the software, that can affect the functionality of the program
> for all users,  and I feel that after exhausting the available options
> to work around the suspected bug, I will deal with it through

Usually after having discussed it with others. That's why
I second Al: don't close the door!

> the recommended official channels. As was already pointed
> out, by the POV-Ray Mac programmer on this thread, this is
> not the place to post POV-Ray programing bug reports. If we
> want them to listen to us about possible problems they expect
> us to make it as easy as possible for them to recieve them.
> This is especialy true when they are in the beta stages of an
> offical revision to the software.
> 
> K.Tyler

-Hans- 


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