On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:46:01 -0400, einarabelc5 wrote:

> I have to agree with you.
> I wasn't pissed at Steve, he just felt aggravated for what I said. 

I sure didn't see that.  I think you're reading that into his message. 
But it sure looked like you were pissed - posting in caps and all that is
a usual indicator that someone's angry.

> Besides, whats in your best interest as a contributor to POV-RAY?  To
> developed it, so why don't look for integration with world proved, time
> tested, modelers like 3dsMax/Viz, wouldn't it be great to compete against
> Mental Ray, AIR, and VRAY? Still basing in GNU. I don't see the point of
> helping each other if you're gonna get offended and don't find workarounds
> for things. If so, then you're right, go find something better to do than
> getting pissed off.

In the time it took you to write all of this, you could've solved your
problem very simply by posting the information requested in the place it
was requested to be posted.  You've now wasted the better part of two days
arguing about whether or not your request was reasonable or not, when you
could've just done what was asked and been done with it.

> Anyways, the policies you claim are completely reasonable. I just dont see
> the point of posting a question and not getting the answer when I provided
> a means to you to see my questions.

And when the link goes away?  Again, that's the point of that type of
policy in most online forums.  As you say, it's reasonable, so just follow
it.

> Again:
> Just go here:
> http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=19820
> 
> try to download WITHOUT LOGGING in...see what happens...

Sorry, no.  As I said, I don't have the expertise in the area you're
asking about, just pointing out that you're not winning any points or
making friends by being belligerant about what you've now said is in fact
a reasonable request.

> Anyway my suggestion is, once you get the means get a fully workable web
> based forum system.

I hate web-based forums.  Threading sucks in most of them.  I use a
newsreader, and most web-based forums have awful to no NNTP integration
support.

> On other thing.
> 
> Just so you see I am accustomed to work in collaboration:

Bravo.  Look, I've been doing online collaboration for some 15+ years,
using proprietary BBS', newsgroups/USENET, web-based forums, etc.  I
didn't jump in to start a pissing contenst about who's got the greater
experience in online communities or online collaboration.  I jumped in to
recommend that when you're asking for help and someone tells you how to
better be helped, you follow the recommendations given.  There's a reason
why the suggestion was made, and it wasn't to piss you off, it was so the
discussion benefits not just you, but the community.  Deciding that your
benefit is more important than the community is selfish and not likely to
get you helped.

That's all I'm saying.

Jim

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