povray.org admin team wrote:
> 
> Dan Connelly <djc### [at] flashnet> wrote:
> 
> >povray.org admin team wrote:
> >>
> >> >the POVRay package stands up well by itself currently (especially v3.1).
> >> >So it would be really handy to have it on some kind of permanent media,
> >> >and floppy disks can be unreliable.
> >>
> >> It will be on the IRTC Year Two CD-ROM, currently awaiting release. You can
> >> order this already - see https://secure.povray.org/cgi-bin/order-cds
> >
> >
> >Two points:
> >
> >1. Since this is povray.general and not povray.windows, I think the
> >   statement that 3.1 is included is a misrepresentation, as it is
> >   available only on a subset (approx 50%) of supported platforms.
> 
> It is not a misrepresentation. 3.1 is included for all platforms currently
> available. Phrased another way, a platform isn't supported on 3.1 until such
> time as we release it. I find your suggestion that I 'misrepresented' this to
> be offensive.

No offense was intended, but I should have been more sensitive to the fact
that this is a sensitive subject, on which a lot of unjustified criticism
has been tossed about.

> >2. My comments were directed towards the inclusion of such things as
> >   Moray, Colfax includes, etc, which are currently more volatile than
> >   the POV code.
> 
> I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to sta### [at] ozemailcomau, who
> specifically asked about inclusion of POV-Ray on a CD.

His original email asked about a broad range of materials.... I think we
agree that POV belongs but the other material is best left on the net.

Dan
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