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> Ben suggested the following categories as a starting point for a 'type' 
> based categorisation:
> - Textures

(These threads are long so please ignore the following if already discussed)

IMHO it should be possible to add resource materials that are not made of 
POV-Ray SDL.

Bitmaps textures (simple or HDRI) are the more obvious case - bitmaps are 
often part of packaged scenes or objects -, but other stuff could go there 
too, including non-SDL models (think Wings or Blender models), packaged 
tutorials, BVH files, little software utilities etc. I realise that this 
opens another can of worms, but this is done in other 3D communities, and 
lots of people have non-SDL material to offer.

The fact that non-SDL goodies could be used by users of other software may 
be a good thing (more public exposure for POV-Ray and its community) or not 
(extra server load, more potential license troubles since non-SDL goodies 
are likely to have a higher commercial value than SDL ones).

G.

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