Thanks for all the answers to my message "POV User Database" (or just PUD).

It seems that there's many that think it would be a good idea.

Some have said that there's already services that does what I described
(POV-Ray Ring, ICQ POV-Ray public chat room) but it is my impression that
it's not quite the same.

Others have pointed out the problems with data privacy laws in countries
around the world. But I've seen  respected services on the net asking for
such information (hotmail and such services). Just add a disclaimer and it
should be all right, right? I hope so.

Also some have said that they would like to see the service on povray.org. I
would too! But in case povray.org won't make the service I think it would
still be as useful if it is located elsewhere.

If the service must become reality I think we better just start making it. I
hope that if I begin making some of it then others will jump into the
project too. We will definitely need someone who can program cgi scripts but
everyone is mostly welcome :-)

The basement of the whole service would be the information submitted with
the form. So the form is the first thing to make I guess.

Let's take one step at a time. One of the things I thought should be
included in the PUD is information about where in the world the users live.
I would like to be able to just type in a certain location on earth and then
get a list of people who lives near that location.
The question is how the user should tell where he lives. He should choose
his country (and state if he lives in the US). But how about more precise
information? I think one should type in one's co-ordinates (?) the same way
as on "The World of POV-Ray users". That way everyone would have to find out
their co-ordinates but wouldn't it be the easiest solution?

Please come with your opinion of any of this!

More discussions will follow later...

Greetings,

Rune S. Johansen

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Sure wish I could simply hand over my list of info without worry.
Makes me think I should have stated from the start that I would give
the list to whomever wanted it who is also a POV-Ray enthusiast and
would possibly be doing something like this.
That paranoia thing is distasteful stuff.  I mean *I* have the info
already so why shouldn't anyone else after all (aside from the fact of
course that multiple maps showing up all over the place might be
detrimental to the whole idea), because I have no disapprovement of
sharing the info (less a few reservations).
Like I always think, if only I had thought about it before I got going
there could have been a statement which asked all who applied to
relinquish their data for whatever other purposes which might come
along.
Legal shmegal, bah, humbug.
Now that I've vented (whew) it might be just as well that the PUD be a
truly separate entity in that it is a whole different database idea.
And as such those who join into it could be an all together different
breed, and also have the option to make known however little or as
much info they desire, which I believe you may already have suggested.
Now what I'd like to ask of you is this, if the project goes through,
might it be plausible to ask each upon each entry to devulge the
corelation with the world of pov-ray users map?  I could then relist
those who do and make it known in association with it.  I don't want
to interfere in any way if you think it might, just thinking out loud.
Any thoughts about this yourself?

Bob

Rune S. Johansen <run### [at] inamecom> wrote in message
news:37e3bd31@news.povray.org...
> Thanks for all the answers to my message "POV User Database" (or
just PUD).
>
> It seems that there's many that think it would be a good idea.
>
> Some have said that there's already services that does what I
described
> (POV-Ray Ring, ICQ POV-Ray public chat room) but it is my impression
that
> it's not quite the same.
>
> Others have pointed out the problems with data privacy laws in
countries
> around the world. But I've seen  respected services on the net
asking for
> such information (hotmail and such services). Just add a disclaimer
and it
> should be all right, right? I hope so.
>
> Also some have said that they would like to see the service on
povray.org. I
> would too! But in case povray.org won't make the service I think it
would
> still be as useful if it is located elsewhere.
>
> If the service must become reality I think we better just start
making it. I
> hope that if I begin making some of it then others will jump into
the
> project too. We will definitely need someone who can program cgi
scripts but
> everyone is mostly welcome :-)
>
> The basement of the whole service would be the information submitted
with
> the form. So the form is the first thing to make I guess.
>
> Let's take one step at a time. One of the things I thought should be
> included in the PUD is information about where in the world the
users live.
> I would like to be able to just type in a certain location on earth
and then
> get a list of people who lives near that location.
> The question is how the user should tell where he lives. He should
choose
> his country (and state if he lives in the US). But how about more
precise
> information? I think one should type in one's co-ordinates (?) the
same way
> as on "The World of POV-Ray users". That way everyone would have to
find out
> their co-ordinates but wouldn't it be the easiest solution?
>
> Please come with your opinion of any of this!
>
> More discussions will follow later...
>
> Greetings,
>
> Rune S. Johansen
>
> ---
> Visit The RSJ Website at http://rsj.mobilixnet.dk
> for all my 3D images, stereograms, tutorials,
> The POV Desktop Theme, 350+ raytracing jokes,
> miscellaneous other things, and a lot of fun!
>
>
>

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