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8 Aug 2024 16:16:06 EDT (-0400)
  Re: What makes POV POV?  
From: Alessandro Coppo
Date: 15 Nov 2000 16:54:40
Message: <3a130620@news.povray.org>
Chris Huff <chr### [at] maccom> wrote in message
news:chrishuff-9FA4C5.07472315112000@news.povray.org...
> The renderer, or the scene language?
> Is the language the only thing that is important, or is the renderer
> important too?
> 1: The language is the only thing that matters.
> 2: The language is most important, but rendering engine is important too.
> 3: Both are equally important, POV is the combination of the two.
> 4: Renderer is most important, but the language is important too.
> 5: Renderer the only thing that matters.

No, it is 6: enormous support by users (macros, tools, websites,
newsservers, etc. etc.).

If POV had the support of Panorama, and Panorama had the support of POV, we
would be talking on the on www.gnu.org area for Panorama....


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