october wrote:
> 
> I keep checking the povray.org page for the golden link... something like
> "Download a public beta of POV-Ray 3.5 for mac, windows and LINUX." but
> it never does appear :(

This problem has been addressed several times in
povray.beta-test.

Several of the people that have access to the source
code of POV-Ray 3.5 have successfully managed to compile
and run it. I think Warp is one of them. But right now,
the Team lacks a Linux/Unix specialist that could properly
test the binary and create the install scripts, etc.

> I know the pov guys are busy working with other stuff and a linux beta of
> 3.5 might not be a great priority (and Mac IS?)

Thorsten Froehlich is a Mac specialist. So there's a
Mac beta. Chris Cason is a Windows specialist. So
there's a Windows beta.

> but even an update,
> something like "linux binaries to be released XX/XX/2002" would be very
> appreciated.

Nobody can work on the Linux version, so no release
date can be announced. And besides, the POV-Team
never announces release dates.

> Anyone have any news on this subject?  Rumors?  Speculation?  I hate
> rebooting into windows just to use the 3.5 beta ;)

Go read povray.beta-test.

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