Am 26.08.2010 10:20, schrieb Mr:

>> Vote for Povray as your prefered open source application:

>> prize fund, while the First Runner-Up will receive $1,000 and the Second

>>
>>
http://www.packtpub.com/open-source-awards-home/nominate-best-open-source-graphics-software
>
> Why has this been ignored totally, isn't Povray able to enter that competition?
> Or is there simply no need for it to get better known or funded?

Note that this is just nomination for now, not voting. I'd guess a 
single nomination will suffice to have it enter the voting period.

BTW, don't be too disappointed in case the nomination isn't accepted; in 
the rules they state:

"1. Only nominations for [...] Graphic Software [...] available on one 
of the Open Source licenses, will be counted."

This sounds like they have a closed list of licenses they accept, 
probably the OSI's list of reviewed "Open Source Licenses", which 
currently does /not/ include the POV-Ray license (see 
http://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical). And even if they do take 
the time to review the license, they may consider it to not match their 
standards. (Compare the discussion on Wikipedia whether POV-Ray belongs 
in the "free 3D graphics software" category, which led to the 
introduction of a new category, "freeware 3D graphics software".)

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