Alan Kong wrote:

>   Do you mean a *version* history of POV-Ray? I don't think such a document
> exists in the form of a single text file. I believe that all minor revisions
> (such as v3.1 to v3.1g) contain a revision or what's-new text file but these
> might be lost when going to each new major version (v2.2 to v3.0 to v3.1).
>

Yes, but this is only one aspect that should be covered. I was also thinking in
the history of POV-Ray more in the human point of view. People involved in the
development of distinct aspects of POV-Ray, telling stories about their mood
when they were working the details. Stories about the discussion of the
implementation of new features, the development of the syntax, etc. This could
be done in the form of articles and interviews. I'm aware that this suggestions
will demand a lot of work but I think many users and non-users will enjoy it.

>
> >I also suggest the creation of a museum. The galleries could be named
> >after the distinct POV-Ray versions and could hold representative scenes
> >done with the version in question.
>
>   I suppose that the IRTC can be considered as such. As POV-Ray gains new
> features, the art submitted to the IRTC will tend to show off these
> features, depending upon the topic of the contest. Of course, this is not
> broken down by POV-Ray version, only by the chronological date of each
> contest topic.

I agree because until now most of the scenes submitted to the IRTC were
rendered with POV-Ray. But this may change in the future.

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