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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Next beta
Date: 20 Aug 2007 17:12:40
Message: <46ca03c8$1@news.povray.org>
I'm working on getting a new beta out (this time with some real fixes).
Please, as usual, be patient with the delay ... :[

-- Chris


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From: Simon
Subject: Re: Next beta
Date: 21 Aug 2007 08:16:32
Message: <46cad7a0$1@news.povray.org>
Personally, I find it keeps me much more interested to have to play around 
with my system clock to get POVRay Beta to run - If it weren't for the 
jarring "Pre-Release Expired" messagebox, I would've got bored months ago :D

On a serious note, I'm assuming this si to stop the dev tema being flooded 
with bug reports for bugs which have already been adressed. May I suggest 
instead of closing outright, make the messagebox a "Continue and agree not 
to complain? [Y/N]"

Not sure what happens on Linux when it's expired so can't really comment - 
maybe a C-L switch?

Either way, thanks for making sure there's always somethign to work with.

Regards,
Simon

"Chris Cason" <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote in 
message news:46ca03c8$1@news.povray.org...
> I'm working on getting a new beta out (this time with some real fixes).
> Please, as usual, be patient with the delay ... :[
>
> -- Chris


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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: Next beta
Date: 21 Aug 2007 23:17:17
Message: <46cbaabd@news.povray.org>
Simon wrote:
> On a serious note, I'm assuming this si to stop the dev tema being flooded 
> with bug reports for bugs which have already been adressed. May I suggest 
> instead of closing outright, make the messagebox a "Continue and agree not 
> to complain? [Y/N]"

actually come to think of it, that's not such a bad idea ...

-- Chris


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Next beta
Date: 22 Aug 2007 08:09:07
Message: <46cc2763@news.povray.org>
"Simon" <povray@*NOSPAM*SOWare.co.uk> schreef in bericht 
news:46cad7a0$1@news.povray.org...
>
> On a serious note, I'm assuming this si to stop the dev tema being flooded 
> with bug reports for bugs which have already been adressed. May I suggest 
> instead of closing outright, make the messagebox a "Continue and agree not 
> to complain? [Y/N]"

LOL! I like that!

>
> Either way, thanks for making sure there's always somethign to work with.

I wholeheartedly join the chorus here!!  :-)

Thomas


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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: Next beta
Date: 3 Sep 2007 06:45:00
Message: <web.46dbe4d9fdb09c42731f01d10@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Simon" <povray@*NOSPAM*SOWare.co.uk> schreef in bericht
> news:46cad7a0$1@news.povray.org...
> >
> > On a serious note, I'm assuming this si to stop the dev tema being flooded
> > with bug reports for bugs which have already been adressed. May I suggest
> > instead of closing outright, make the messagebox a "Continue and agree not
> > to complain? [Y/N]"
>
> LOL! I like that!
>
> >
> > Either way, thanks for making sure there's always somethign to work with.
>
> I wholeheartedly join the chorus here!!  :-)

Yes, me too. I've only just started using the beta, to render some images at
poster sizes, and it's very impressive. The clock solution is not a problem
(I don't use that machine for anything else!) but I too like the idea of a
disclaimer.

Keep up the good work, it's definitely appreciated. :)


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Next beta
Date: 3 Sep 2007 15:11:55
Message: <46DC5D78.5060405@hotmail.com>
Bill Pragnell wrote:
> "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
>> "Simon" <povray@*NOSPAM*SOWare.co.uk> schreef in bericht
>> news:46cad7a0$1@news.povray.org...
>>> On a serious note, I'm assuming this si to stop the dev tema being flooded
>>> with bug reports for bugs which have already been adressed. May I suggest
>>> instead of closing outright, make the messagebox a "Continue and agree not
>>> to complain? [Y/N]"
>> LOL! I like that!
>>
>>> Either way, thanks for making sure there's always somethign to work with.
>> I wholeheartedly join the chorus here!!  :-)
> 
> Yes, me too. I've only just started using the beta, to render some images at
> poster sizes, and it's very impressive. The clock solution is not a problem
> (I don't use that machine for anything else!) but I too like the idea of a
> disclaimer.
Me too. I stopped testing the beta releases because of the intervals 
without a working beta. When I do use POV that is often work related and 
there are just those instances with (other persons) deadlines that I 
cannot afford to not being able to render a scene while fiddling with 
the system clock is also not an option.
> 
> Keep up the good work, it's definitely appreciated. :)
seconded


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From: Vaclav Cermak
Subject: Re: Next beta
Date: 4 Sep 2007 08:43:21
Message: <46dd52e9@news.povray.org>
> 
> Me too. I stopped testing the beta releases because of the intervals 
> without a working beta. When I do use POV that is often work related and 
> there are just those instances with (other persons) deadlines that I 
> cannot afford to not being able to render a scene while fiddling with 
> the system clock is also not an option.

I used 3.7 beta for my work in July, fortunately in "working" period 
;-). The scene taked forever with 3.6 (about one and half day) and about 
one hour with 3.7 beta. Don't know, if I have some problem with my 
installation of 3.6 or if 3.7 is so faster.

>>
>> Keep up the good work, it's definitely appreciated. :)
> 

Yes, and I'am looking forward to 3.7 with working radiosity ;-). Will it 
have similar algorithm as 3.6, modified to work multithreaded, or 
completely new appoach?

Thanks to POV team for their work!

Vaclav


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