Pablo Viojo wrote:
> 
> I got a question about the interpretation of the use of source code:
> 
> It's legal to rewrite completely the GUI-Extension, not changing the
> msgboxes and all the infomation that must be shown?
> 
> This is, use the render functions, showing all the legal advertisement but
> with another GUI
> 
> Thanks for your answers.-
> 

I'm not sure if you mix up 'GUI-Extension' and the Editor interface of
Povray for Windows.  

You are not allowed to change the GUI-Extension code in Povray.  

Quoting form povlegal.doc:

> To allow POV-Ray to communicate with outside programs, the official
> versions of POV-Ray include several internal communication "hooks" 
> for it to call other tasks, often called an Application Programming 
> Interface, or API. For example: the generic part of POV-Ray provides
> operating system shell-out API commands. The Windows version has a 
> GUI-extension API and the ability to replace the text editor.
> Modification to these APIs or other officially supported
> communication mechanisms to increase functionality beyond that of 
> the official version IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.

You can of course write a seperate program using the *existing*
GUI-extension API to invoke Povray from outside.

Christoph

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