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From: C  Cappai
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 03:45:01
Message: <web.47cd0ba6db92fe12c650c4180@news.povray.org>
This is a very good news indeed!
Thanks for all your work!


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 03:53:36
Message: <47cd0e0f@news.povray.org>
nemesis <nam### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I don't really think it wasn't really any issue related to
> software:  it was just bunch of static html pages manually updated by the
> admins after all.

  I think that *is* an issue. Automation makes things much easier for
everyone and shouldn't stress the admins so much.

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 03:54:27
Message: <47cd0e42@news.povray.org>
David Buck <dav### [at] simberoncom> wrote:
> As you likely know, the IRTC (Internet Ray Tracing Competition) has been 
> down for over a year now.  I've been in discussions with Chris Cason for 
> a while now on how we can resurrect it and I'm happy to announce that 
> we've come up with a proposal.

  I solemnly promise to submit an entry to the first round of the
new IRTC. :)

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Rarius
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 05:11:03
Message: <47cd2037$1@news.povray.org>
Personally I think it ought to be manditory to submit atleast one IRTC entry 
every year... Could you add a check into the POV code? ;-)

Rarius

PS... I still can't beleive I've been using POVRay (DBKTrace) for 10 years!

"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message 
news:47cd0e42@news.povray.org...
> David Buck <dav### [at] simberoncom> wrote:
>> As you likely know, the IRTC (Internet Ray Tracing Competition) has been
>> down for over a year now.  I've been in discussions with Chris Cason for
>> a while now on how we can resurrect it and I'm happy to announce that
>> we've come up with a proposal.
>
>  I solemnly promise to submit an entry to the first round of the
> new IRTC. :)
>
> -- 
>                                                          - Warp


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From: Christian Froeschlin
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 06:45:13
Message: <47cd3649$1@news.povray.org>
David Buck wrote:

> I'm happy to announce that we've come up with a proposal.

Great news!

> I have assembled a small group of developers including myself and Randal 
> Schwartz who will volunteer our time to re-write the software in 
> Smalltalk using the Seaside web framework.

Ah, must be the same Randal Schwartz who said "I have my fingers
in far more pies than I can ever eat in a lifetime already." ;)


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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 07:51:15
Message: <47cd45c3$1@news.povray.org>
nemesis wrote:
> this is great!  I don't really think it wasn't really any issue related to
> software:  it was just bunch of static html pages manually updated by the
> admins after all.

Warp's response is right on the money here. Nearly-full automation is very
important; I can vouch for that from seeing the IRTC run via the admin
list. Everytime you have to do something manually it adds the potential for
something to go wrong, plus requires someone to be available at the right
time to do it.

-- Chris


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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 09:55:01
Message: <web.47cd61c8db92fe12731f01d10@news.povray.org>
Damn, looks like I'll have to win it again to keep my name in lights! ;-D


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From: Jaime Vives Piqueres
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 10:07:52
Message: <47cd65c8@news.povray.org>

>   I solemnly promise to submit an entry to the first round of the
> new IRTC. :)

   Me too!

   Thanks David, Randal and anyone involved!

--
Jaime


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From: Randal L  Schwartz
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 10:22:53
Message: <86abletsxf.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>
>>>>> "Christian" == Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> writes:

Christian> Ah, must be the same Randal Schwartz who said "I have my fingers
Christian> in far more pies than I can ever eat in a lifetime already." ;)

Indeed.

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: IRTC to be revived
Date: 4 Mar 2008 13:23:31
Message: <gq4rs35en3t766f5c8rr7es9rkhgf4edst@4ax.com>
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:22:50 -0500, David Buck <dav### [at] simberoncom> wrote:

>I have assembled a small group of developers including myself and Randal 
>Schwartz who will volunteer our time to re-write the software in 
>Smalltalk using the Seaside web framework. 

I would like to add my thanks to you both for this. I would also like to call
for a big thank you to Steve (St) for setting up the TC-RTC in the interim. I
know that he has spent a great deal of effort and money on this for the
community. 

Well done! Everyone.

Regards
	Stephen


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