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2 Nov 2024 03:15:05 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Remastering KNOPPIX to include POV-Ray  
From: Tor Olav Kristensen
Date: 11 Jun 2004 21:48:10
Message: <40CA63E2.6030901@hotmail.com>
ABX wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:51:39 +0200, Tor Olav Kristensen
> <tor_olav_kCURLYAhotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>- Would anyone be interested in such a Knoppix CD ?
> 
> 
> I would be very interested. Contest for name? Contest for (shortest ;-> code
> of) logo ?

Hehe - Maybe we can arrange that if there is any interest.


>>- Will there be any legal problems related to the
>>  distribution of it ?
> 
> 
> There is new distribution licence on the page with downloads.

OK. I have now skimmed through it and I think it seems ok to
distribute such a CD.


>>- Does anyone have suggestions for other resources
>>  to put on it ?
> 
> 
> IIRC Nicolas has used Knoppix for part of 3.6 development. Perhaps he already
> found something useful. POV-Anywhere? Something for making animations from
> stills with some GUI interface? Wings?
> 
> Look at http://www.opensourcelab.it/ . It already tells about POVRay but if it
> is the same debian distribution of POV-Ray I have heard, then I prefer
> something made by experienced POV user like you.

Hmmm...
I just had a quick look at that. It seems to contain a lot.
- I'll have to download it and try it out.


>>- Could it in any way be used to promote POV-Ray or
>>  help sponsoring of the POV-Ray development ?
> 
> 
> IMO existence within list
> http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/KnoppixCustomizations
> could already promote POV.

Good point.


Thank you for your comments.


-- 
Tor Olav
http://subcube.com
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