"Zeger Knaepen" <zeg### [at] povplacecom> wrote in message 
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> "Nicolas Alvarez" <nic### [at] gmailisthebestcom> wrote in message 
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>>> "Nicolas Alvarez" <nic### [at] gmailisthebestcom> wrote in 
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>>>> Well, it would have problems with backwards compatibility: changing the 
>>>> random number generator would make existing scenes look different, as 
>>>> if they had changed the seed. So we probably need something like 
>>>> global_settings { random_generator 2 }
>>>
>>> ..or just let people use the #version-directive
>>
>> People might still want the old generator for some strange reason :)
>
> yes, and those people can use the #version-directive, I don't see the 
> problem?
>

Unless they want the scene to look the same and use new features.


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-Nekar Xenos-

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