"David Buck" <dav### [at] simberoncom> wrote in message 
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> After speaking to Aaron Collins today (Aaron helped me write DKBTrace 
> which was later used as the basis of POVRay), I wrote a blog article on 
> POVRay, its history, and its present state.
>
>
http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/userblogs/buck/blogView?showComments=true&entry=3306173249
>
> To everyone in the POVRay community, I commend you.  POVRay is a 
> phenominal program and the quality of the images the POV artists make with 
> it is amazing.
>
> In the early days of DKBTrace, I toyed with the idea of making it a 
> commercial product.  Making it freeware, however, has allowed it to catch 
> on and grow in ways I'd never imagined.  I couldn't begin to count the 
> number of people it has influenced and inspired.  I can only claim a small 
> part of the credit since I haven't been involved with the project since 
> about 1993.  The POVRay team and the community have made POVRay what it is 
> today.  It's still, however, a major source of pride for me.
>
> Congratulations, everyone.
>
> David (Kirk) Buck

The PoV-Ray community thanks and commends you in return  :-)

You created something deserving of its own place in history and that has 
grown to develop its independent life.  It has influenced many thousands, 
and will continue to influence many thousands more.  Its use has and will 
spread to be applied to many unexpected purposes and visualizations, as 
people build new ingenuity with the foundation you laid down.

I think you can look upon your effort building this snowball and rightfully 
feel proud that its rolling effect has spread so broadly in the world beyond 
its small starting point.

Thanks,
  Brian

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