"Marc M. Adkins" wrote:
> 
> I'm considering taking a whack at converting from POV SDL to other formats
> suitable for real-time browsing (e.g. VRML).  I know this is an old issue, I
> know it's hard, the idea just appeals to me.  I'm also worried about the
> legality of it based on my reading of the license.  I don't want to beat a
> dead horse or annoy anyone but I'd like to get some feedback if I can.

There is no licence problem at all concerning the POV-SDL format, as the
licence clearly mentions other programs are free to read or write POV-SDL
files.

Using the POV-Ray source code in other programs is clearly forbidden on
the other hand.  If you want to take advantage of the POV-Ray parser for
reading POV files into your conversion program you can only do this by
writing an unofficial version of POV-Ray and complying with the
restrictions for such versions made by the licence.  If you want a
separate program you have to code your own parser and must not use code
from POV-Ray.

I personally believe this is an extremely difficult task no matter if done
as a POV-Ray patch or a separate program.

Christoph

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