Am 16.07.2012 00:40, schrieb Alain:

>> Alain <aze### [at] qwertyorg> wrote:
>>> The fact that this architectural programm comes with version 3.5 bundled
>>> in is a indication that it's probably some 10 years old as version 3.6
>>> was published IICR around 2001. It may be worth checking if there is a
>>> more recent version available.
>>
>> Version 3.6 was not available until 2004.  I remember because I first
>> used
>> POV-Ray in 2003, and I eagerly anticipated a bug fix that appeared in
>> 3.6.
>>
>>
>>
>
> OK, I was off by 3 years.
> It makes the architectural programm about 7 to 9 years old. Still prety
> old for a programm...

Not really. Not for software specifically aimed at a particular 
profession unrelated to IT. It's not like those people would constantly 
want the latest and the greatest - they're happy when the piece of 
software they have grown familiar with keeps running.

Also note that if some piece of software incorporates a 10-year old 
version of some external module, it doesn't necessarily imply that the 
software hasn't been maintained since then. It may just be that the old 
module version provies sufficient functionality, so it would be foolish 
to change a running system.

Some external libraries used by POV-Ray 3.7 for Windows are even as old 
as 15 years now.

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