Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> 
>>  Firstly, if you don't want to upgrade your browser to a newer version,
>>that's your problem, not mine. If you want to use an old browser, then
>>fine, use it, but don't complain to me because it's not my problem.
> 
> Remind me to vote for  only providing Pentium 4 and PowerPC G4 versions of
> POV-Ray next time.  After all, if you are using old and broken processors
> that lack some important instructions you don't deserve to use POV-Ray!
> 
> Does this mirror help your attitude?

It's a poor analogy, for two reasons.

First, computer hardware is fairly expensive to upgrade. You would be 
asking me to spend hundreds of dollars to run what's supposed to be 
"free" software. In comparison, a browser is much cheaper to upgrade 
(free with a flat-rate net connection, and certainly less expensive than 
a hardware upgrade if you're some unfortunate person who still pays by 
the minute).

Second, there's really no reason why there shouldn't be versions of 
POV-Ray for earlier hardware, as that hardware supports POV-Ray. There's 
no feature in POV-Ray which requires a G4 or P4. Browsers are not the 
same, as older ones don't support features present in the current 
version of the web, and therefore there's a legitimate reason to upgrade 
them to use the web.

I'd like to note one other thing in passing: that this whole argument 
seems to be centered around the need for web interoperability, but the 
entire point of having web standards (or "recommendations" if you must) 
is to provide for that. However, they can't do so if people persist in 
using browsers that don't comply with the standards.. so by refusing to 
upgrade and forcing web authors to cater to you or else, you are 
actually HURTING the cause you claim to support.

-Xplo

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