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> > Firstly: There can only be a finite amount of bugs in a code. It can't
take
> > an infinite time to fix them.
>
> I think that goes against the Law of Computing Entomology - 'There's
> always one more bug'
exactly my point - even if you fix the last bug - your fix creates 2 news
ones.
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Rick [Kitty5] <ric### [at] kitty5 com> wrote:
:> I think that goes against the Law of Computing Entomology - 'There's
:> always one more bug'
: exactly my point - even if you fix the last bug - your fix creates 2 news
: ones.
That makes a good joke, but I don't think it works that way in reality.
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rgb M()}}N(D,(D[I]>99?I:I+1))#end#end#macro M()<mod(D[I],13)-6,mod(div(D[I
],13),8)-3,10>#end blob{N(array[6]{11117333955,
7382340,3358,3900569407,970,4254934330},0)}// - Warp -
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Rick [Kitty5] wrote:
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> > I'd say better fix known bugs and shortcomings than release a
> > buggy version.
>
> but then it will never be released - you have to at some point come to
> the decision that enough is enough and its time for a public beta -
> afterall thats what beta is for....
Insert your favorite Micro$oft joke ->here<-.
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2001 19:19:10 +0200, John VanSickle wrote:
>Rick [Kitty5] wrote:
>>
>> > I'd say better fix known bugs and shortcomings than release a
>> > buggy version.
>>
>> but then it will never be released - you have to at some point come to
>> the decision that enough is enough and its time for a public beta -
>> afterall thats what beta is for....
>
>Insert your favorite Micro$oft joke ->Why did Microsoft cross the road?
Because it seemed to work for Apple.<-.
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mod(P,100)),#local P=P/100;#end"")#end background{rgb 1}text{ttf L(R.x)L(R.y)0,0
translate<-.8,0,-1>}text{ttf L(R.x)L(R.z)0,0translate<-1.6,-.75,-1>}sphere{z/9e3
4/26/2001finish{reflection 1}}//ron.parker@povray.org My opinions, nobody else's
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"Ron Parker" <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote :
> >
> >Insert your favorite Micro$oft joke ->Why did Microsoft cross the road?
> Because it seemed to work for Apple.<-.
I don't get it...
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Wasn't it Nekar Xenos who wrote:
>
>I guess it's better to wait. I've heard many don't use MegaPov because of bugs -
>we wouldn't want the same for Pov 3.5 now would we?
I use MegaPov because it contains fixes for several of the bugs that are
present in 3.1g.
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Gentleman of Leisure
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"Mike Williams" <mik### [at] nospamplease> wrote in message
news:mMS### [at] econymdemoncouk...
> Wasn't it Nekar Xenos who wrote:
> >
> >I guess it's better to wait. I've heard many don't use MegaPov because of
bugs -
> >we wouldn't want the same for Pov 3.5 now would we?
>
> I use MegaPov because it contains fixes for several of the bugs that are
> present in 3.1g.
>
In that case, why are ther still some people that don't use MegaPov? I had to
change my sig from MegaPov to Pov because of that...
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blob{#while((K-N).x>0)#local X=N;#local N=N+<rand(R),rand(R),1>/3;#local N=(
vlength(N-K)<vlength(X-K)?N:2*X-N);sphere{<N.y,-N.x,N.z>,1,1 scale .02}sphere{N
,1,1 scale.02}sphere{<-N.x-40,N.y,N.z>1,1 scale.01}sphere{<N.x+40,-N.y,N.z>1,1
scale.01 }#end pigment{rgbt 1}interior{media{emission <2,4,5>*5}}hollow}
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Nekar Xenos <j-p### [at] citywalkcoza> wrote:
: In that case, why are ther still some people that don't use MegaPov? I had to
: change my sig from MegaPov to Pov because of that...
Because it's unofficial?
Also 3.5 is coming out soon...
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rgb M()}}N(D,(D[I]>99?I:I+1))#end#end#macro M()<mod(D[I],13)-6,mod(div(D[I
],13),8)-3,10>#end blob{N(array[6]{11117333955,
7382340,3358,3900569407,970,4254934330},0)}// - Warp -
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"Nekar Xenos" <j-p### [at] citywalkcoza> wrote :
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> In that case, why are ther still some people that don't use MegaPov? I had
to
> change my sig from MegaPov to Pov because of that...
I was reluctant to use any of the patches. It was only my interest in
isosurfaces that changed my mind. Without that, I would still be using the
official release for the same reason you had to change your sig.,
compatibility.
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On 7 Aug 2001 06:32:16 -0400, Warp wrote:
>Nekar Xenos <j-p### [at] citywalkcoza> wrote:
>: In that case, why are ther still some people that don't use MegaPov? I had to
>: change my sig from MegaPov to Pov because of that...
>
> Because it's unofficial?
>
> Also 3.5 is coming out soon...
>
And some of us are using that...
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z*60#local a=a-1;#end translate-9*x}pigment{rgb 1}}light_source{-9red 1rotate 60
*z}light_source{-9rgb y rotate-z*60}light_source{9-z*18rgb z}text{ttf"arial.ttf"
"RP".01,0translate-<.6,.4,.02>pigment{bozo}}light_source{-z*3rgb-.2}//Ron Parker
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