No


I think that POV should not be compulsory to create the logo.
Many good concepts and ideas might be left aside or left unborn if the use of
tools other than POV were forbidden.
Yet, it would be a real shame if the logo was rendered with another raytracer or
scanliner ( 3DSMAX, Lightwave, Maya Unlimited, Sumatra, and all those cheap
sharewares ....)

A logo is essentially 2D thing. POV is mostly a 3D renderer and that's what it
does best.
(The latest logo I posted was rendered with POV though)




> In the thread "POVLOGO" there is a big discussion about whether or not the
> logo *must* be made with POV-Ray.
>
> People can't quite agree no matter how much arguing is done, but I guess
> that's just natural.
>
> Since we can't reach a conclusion by arguing, I think we could make a
> "mini-voting" about the question, and see people's opinions that way. Let's
> say, if more than 60% agree, then we have our conclusion. If not, we'll have
> to find another way to find out.
>
> Some people say:
> "What does it tell about POV-Ray if it can't even to render its own logo?
> Also, a logo made with POV-Ray can be distributed with the program. This way
> people can use the logo "object" in their scenes if they wish."
>
> Others say:
> "Why not accept every logo, made with POV-Ray or not. We could always
> convert the winning logo to POV-Ray code later. Should that conversion not
> be practical, it would show that the logo creator indeed had a good reason
> not to use POV-Ray."
>
> At least, that's my attempt at making a summery of the arguments I've seen.
> However, I encourage everybody to read the thread "POVLOGO" and as many of
> the replies as possible before voting here.
>
> Remember: This voting is not about if the logos *should* be made with
> POV-ray. It is about if the logos *must* be made with POV-Ray. If we reach a
> conclusion, that conclusion will be a rule everyone must follow.
>
> Reply to this message with your vote.
>
> You can vote "yes" or "no", but please don't come with arguments here. Post
> your arguments in the "POVLOGO" thread if you want.
>
> So here's the question we vote about:
>
> Must the logo be made with POV-Ray? (yes or no)
>
> Greetings,
>
> Rune
>
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