oliWood <O.E### [at] durhamacuk> wrote:
: Depends where you get it <g>

  For some reason (although I don't wonder why...) price is never an issue
when people discuss about which renderer is better.
  An attitude like "why do you use POV-Ray when this or that hypersuper
high-end renderer is much better" shows clearly that the person has a
pirate version of that program.
  As the obvious answer is "because that high-end program costs more than
my 4-month paycheck and I just can't afford it" and usually the other person
is also someone who couldn't afford it, it's quite clear what is the
situation.
  Piracy seems to be so common that this doesn't even come to their minds
when they ask the question. They just assume that also you use pirated
programs as naturally as they do.
  In my opinion those kind of people are a big bunch of losers (sorry if
I offended anyone, but that's just my opinion).

  When someone asks me this question in real life, I always answer in the
same way: "Well, give me the money and I'll buy the program and start using
it." That's usually enough to shut them up.

  And besides, POV-Ray *IS* better than many of those expensive programs.

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