scott <sco### [at] laptopcom> wrote:
> >  POV-Ray is the unfortunate victim of negative hype. One reason for this
> > is that POV-Ray has existed for so long and doesn't jump to every trend
> > which is being currently fashionable and hyped.

> "doesn't" or "can't"?

  What's that supposed to even mean?

> Perhaps just because it moves forwards very slowly.  We need more people to 
> help develop POV to make use of these new fangled techniques.  Perhaps they 
> will die out as nobody uses them, perhaps they won't.  But unless POV keeps 
> up it *will* be seen and known as an "old" renderer.  WHich IMO will be a 
> big shame, as POV certainly does have some cool stuff still to offer.

  That's why POV-Ray 4 will be different.

  My only fear is that the new "design by committee" of pov4 could kill it
in a few years in the exact same way as it has killed so many renderers
before.

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                                                          - Warp

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