POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : POV CD No. 2? : Re: POV CD No. 2? Server Time
13 Aug 2024 05:47:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV CD No. 2?  
From: povray org admin team
Date: 31 Oct 1998 17:33:06
Message: <363b8df2.138978350@news.povray.org>
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.

>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.


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