> > What's this FPG banned from distro'ing POV? I must know more...
>
> They caused us a heap of trouble. The version of 1.0 that they distributed
> without our permission was chopped up (by them) so it would fit on their
> 1.44mb cover floppy disks. It was therefore missing some important files,
> which WE got the blame for when it wouldn't work properly. Basically it
was
> a support nightmare (that was back in the days when we didn't mind if
folks
> emailed us personally and stuff like that).

Yes, I recall the issue myself... left me frustrated at the time with POV,
however I did not have Internet access at that stage so getting help was
very difficult, at the time I gave up on POVray for lack of help (and those
files, obviously)

And similarly with version 2.2 as it happened, but fortunately by that
stage, numerous Bullitin Boards also had the archive, so getting the
complete version was no particular struggle.

Done properly  it could have done both parties some good... but as it was it
made me turn to the other package that was supplied FP, that being Imagine,
which, when all said and done was a nightmare to try to use, particularly
without the benefit of documentation...

$0.02
Chris O'Donnell

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