> > I'm sure a few people would still ask *exactly* where we're at, but I
would
> > imagine this would be enough for most casual observers. Certainly it
would
> > be an improvement on hearing *nothing*...
>
> Nothing?  Doesn't the "What's New" section on the main page make it clear
> enough that POV-Ray isn't "dead" just because we don't make promises we
> cannot keep for years like other projects; and which comment on all the
> things they want to do and then only release one alpha version after the
> other every month like for example the Mozilla project has been doing for
> the last five years now?

I know nothing about Mozilla (although the name is familiar). I appreciate
that no-one knows when the next version will be finished - I've written
programs too, and it's pointless saying "it will be finished by X", because
it probably won't be.

The "what's new" section makes it pretty clear that there are plenty of
people still using POV-Ray. It just doesn't say what the current development
status is. Ever since 3.5 came out, I've been wondering what the score is:
  Are the developers knackered after making 3.5, and so taking some time out
and waiting to see if any more bugs are found?
  Are they still developing bugfixes for the minor things that slipped past?
  Are they working on a magor new release?
As of today, I have some idea what the answer it; was just supprised it
didn't say so anyway, given that this is a VERY frequently asked question. I
just thought a small notice stating what the current direction is would have
cleared that up. But hey, I don't run the website ;-)

Thanks.
Andrew.

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