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12 Aug 2024 09:19:01 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Upcoming official POV-Ray 3.1e for Unix/Linux  
From: Fabien Hénon
Date: 4 Mar 1999 16:18:00
Message: <36def888.0@news.povray.org>
Great !

Your work and perseverance paid off at last .
One question : Will the 3.1e version fixes the bump_map bug found in the
3.1d version ?






> Hey, folks.  I'm the guy who released an unofficial POV-Ray 3.1 for
> Linux last November, the one whose URL gets mentioned whenever (e.g.
> yesterday) someone asks when the official POV-Ray 3.1 for Linux is
> coming out.
>
> The bad news is that I will soon no longer be distributing an unofficial
> POV-Ray 3.1 for Linux.
>
> The good news is that I have accepted the position of Unix coordinator
> for the POV-Ray team.
>
> I would like to thank publicly all those who have contributed bug
> reports and bug fixes to my unofficial versions.  I have emailed those
> of you who have contributed code to my versions asking your permission
> to include these changes in the official version.
>
> I am currently testing what will become the official POV-Ray 3.1e for
> Unix/Linux.  It should be released soon. The long wait is nearly over.
>
> Until we release the official version, my latest unofficial version will
> remain available from my personal web site.  Once we release the
> official version, I will be taking the unofficial version off my
> personal web site, and I will then no longer be supporting my unofficial
> version.  I will be supporting the official version, though.
>
> --
> Mark Gordon
> mtg### [at] mailbagcom
> http://www.mailbag.com/users/mtgordon/index.html
>
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