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Larry Hudson <org### [at] yahoo com> wrote:
> >
>
> Yes, most Windows programs have splash screens. Many (not by any means
> all) allow it to be turned off in the program's options or preferences.
> After all, when you've already seen it for the 595th time (more or
> less ;-) ) it does get rather redundant and boring, even if it does go
> away automatically after a short delay.
>
Quite right!
> And as to:
>
> Christoph Hormann wrote:
> > Well what's obvious is that the only reason you would want to disable
> > the splash screen is to obscure the fact that POV-Ray is called and this
> > it both unethical and illegal.
>
> I don't understand this answer at all. If I'm running my copy of POVRay
> (or whatever splash-screened program) on my own system, who the h... am
> I going to obscure this fact from???
>
> Finally, I do wish you would tone down some of your answers. They
> sometimes come across as very condescending and arrogant. Not always
> nor frequently -- but occasionally. You are certainly knowledgeable and
> your answers are accurate (you are a POV-team member, right?). However,
> the way *some* of your responses come across give a very negative
> impression. I'm sure this is not your intention, but...
>
> I'm also sure you get tired of answering the same old questions by about
> the 156th time, but I think you could exhibit a bit less impatience
> about it.
>
> -=- Larry -=-
Fully agree with Larry. When reading though the thread I was a bit surprised
that there were no reactions to Christoph's tone. I not only find it
condescending and arrogant, but very agressive as well, starting his first
reply about the unethical and illegal thing.
Unethical? It would be unethical if I was trying to deny it is POVray or
pose it as another (e.g. my own) program, which I won't.
Illegal? No more than removing the brand name from, say, my PC monitor.
The reason I want to disable the splash screen is esthetical rather than
ethical: it's simply the fugliest rendering image I've ever seen!!!
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