Peter Popov wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Sep 2001 18:38:04 -0400, Lothar Esser
> <les### [at] helixnihgov> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >   is there any hope to get the unix version of povray-3.5-beta or
> >better yet the first release any time soon ?
>
> A release won't be available until after the beta rounds are over.
> That's normal.
>
> The Unix folk among those with access to the source code repository
> are actively working on it, this I can assure you. Whether a generic
> Unix source distribution of the betas will be available is heavily
> under question and I seriously doubt it. Maybe a binary will be
> available for Linux (and maybe Solaris) but these are just maybes that
> come from me and not the Team nor TAG.
>
> So for now, keep your fingers crossed, hold your breath and if you
> have Wine, try installing POV under Wine. While not officially
> supported by the Team, I'm sure it'll be interesting to see how well
> it behaves. You're not the only one with barely any Windows access...

Never questioned that people are working on it. I guess I am just a bit
anxious to get my hands on it. Sorry. BTW why Linux or Solaris binaries
if at all ? What about good old Irix and OSF ???
Oh well I guess I just have to wait.

Lothar

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