POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Linux/Unix Survey : Re: Linux/Unix Survey Server Time
29 Jul 2024 08:11:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Linux/Unix Survey  
From: Fabien HENON
Date: 16 Apr 2003 18:15:14
Message: <3e9dd5f2@news.povray.org>
earthdog wrote:
> "Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
> news:3E983F78.51A4D6FD@pacbell.net...
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>The TAG and The POV-Team are trying to get a better picture of how many
>>people here use POV-Ray on a Linux/Unix based machine. If you do have it
>>installed please respond to this message telling us on what version of
>>Linux/Unix, how long you have been using it and what version of POV-Ray
>>you are currently running. This information will be used to help better
>>support this platform.
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks for your help,
>>
>>--
>>Ken Tyler - POV-Ray Technical Assistance Group
> 
> 
> I do most of my file generation in the Windows environment.
> 
> I use linux for the actual rendering of my scene.  I have compiled Povray
> 3.5 on Mandrake 9.1.  Except for a couple of sputters that were not Pov's
> fault it compiled flawlessly.
> 
> I render under linux as the compiled from source linux version is much
> faster than the Windows version (at least on my system).  I create on
> Windows because I like the built-in editor.  The speed issue in linux's
> favor has been present through the development and release of Pov 3.5.  Pov
> 3.1 was always faster on Windows (for me).
> 
> I have used Pov under Mandrake 8.1, 9.0, and 9.1.  Also under Redhat 6.1,
> 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0.
> 
> -->Jeff
> 
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Try this :

http://pyvon.sourceforge.net

Fabien H


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