POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : speed up isosurface : Re: speed up isosurface Server Time
2 Nov 2024 07:24:06 EDT (-0400)
  Re: speed up isosurface  
From: ABX
Date: 4 May 2004 13:04:17
Message: <nmif90dtbtal3n49ta487mcpdolvjhabtp@4ax.com>
On 4 May 2004 12:48:20 -0400, "Rafal 'Raf256' Maj" <spa### [at] raf256com> wrote:
> > is that first step: tessellating isosurfaces reliably is hard, and many 
> > of the algorithms are tied up in patents.
>
> Oh, f*ck

Please, do not use that word here, even with "*". Thanks in advance.

> USA

Idea of patents is not limited to USA. http://www.uprp.pl/

> if this pattent madness continues

What's wrong in patenting intelectual property in general ?
If somebody has discovered something and he spend years for studying math to
achive it, why he can't get reward for those years of studying?
I understand that's inconvenient from our point of view, but also I understand
purpose of the patents.

> soon all programs will be 
> in normal "non-usa" version, and in version without half of features.

So, you like globalisation, I like diversity ;-)

Follow-up set.

ABX


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