Alan Kong wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:28:35 +0200 Marc Schimmler
> <sch### [at] icauni-stuttgartde> wrote:
> 
> >What's following up now is a thing of the POV-Ray team and hopefully
> >something good comes out in the end.
> 
>   Hi, Marc. When and if the POV-Team changes our licensing arrangement,
> it will be because we feel it is in the best interests of POV-Ray. We
> may very well do so when *we* are ready.

I never would have assumed something else! In fact I made it very clear 
that I am NOT a member of the POV-Ray team and that I speak only as a
user. I also said that probably 90% of the user don't care about the 
license because it doesn't interferes with their use.

> 
>   If Mr. Stallman does not like our current licensing he is FREE to feel
> that way. If he wishes to express his opinions in public using hand
> gestures than he is FREE to do so. We don't lose sleep at night,
> wondering if POV-Ray has lived up to Mr. Stallman's expectations of what
> software should be. 
> 

<g> Neither would I.

He is not the measure of everything but despite his behaviour there is
something to think about in his work. I pointed out to him that he's
not helping his ideas in the way he acted.

>   I do thank you for that story about Mr. Stallman's exploits at
> LINUXTAG. I found it to be quite amusing. I just hope that he did not
> cause you unwarranted embarrassment or humiliation in front of other
> people. 

It takes more than RMS to humiliate me but I have been angered at that
moment in a very big way. That's also been the reason why I contacted
him. 

>You were doing a very nice thing, representing POV-Ray in a good
> light. We thank you for that, Marc.

It's just that I try to give back a piece of the fun I have with
POV-Ray. It's a kind of saying "Thank you!" 

All the Best,

Marc

-- 
Marc Schimmler

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