Ok,

I finally, gotmy GUIEXT working that can run POV-Ray for Windows 3.5 from
the command-line, and let POV stay in the background.  I need to test it a
little more, and add a couple of minor DLL calls, but other than that it's
pretty much done.

Here's my question.  I've never actually released software to the public
before, and I'd like to do this in a way, that won't allow people to abuse
POV-Ray.  How do I go about setting up a license agreement, etc?  I'd also
like to have someone on the POV team look at it before I released it, so
they can have some input.  It still requires POV to start and show it's
splash screen once, but after that POV is happy to remain in the background.

Comments, suggestions...

Andrew Wilcox

#macro Q(A,E,W)box{-A/2,A/2pigment{rgb 9*W}translate E*A+W/1000}#end#macro
M(D,E)#local A=1/pow(3,D);#if(D<3)#local C=D+1;union{M(C,1)M(C,x+y)M(C,x+z)
M(C,y+z)M(C,x+y-z)M(C,x+z-y)M(C,y+z-x)M(C,x-y)M(C,z-x)M(C,y-z)M(C,y-x)M(C,
x-z)M(C,z-y)M(C,x-y-z)M(C,y-x-z)M(C,z-x-y)translate A*E}#else Q(A,E,x)Q(A,E
,y)Q(A,E,z)#end#end union{M(0,0)rotate<45,145,0>translate z*2}//Andrew

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Andrew Wilcox wrote:
> 
> Ok,
> 
> I finally, gotmy GUIEXT working that can run POV-Ray for Windows 3.5 from
> the command-line, and let POV stay in the background.  I need to test it a
> little more, and add a couple of minor DLL calls, but other than that it's
> pretty much done.
> 
> Here's my question.  I've never actually released software to the public
> before, and I'd like to do this in a way, that won't allow people to abuse
> POV-Ray.  How do I go about setting up a license agreement, etc?  I'd also
> like to have someone on the POV team look at it before I released it, so
> they can have some input.  It still requires POV to start and show it's
> splash screen once, but after that POV is happy to remain in the background.

I think it's a good idea in general.  I would make the program print a
text similar to the one generated by the command line version.  I don't
know much about the GUI extensions, but printing the statistics after the
render would also be a good idea if possible.

Christoph

-- 
POV-Ray tutorials, IsoWood include,                 
TransSkin and more: http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0013390/  
Last updated 13 Aug. 2002 _____./\/^>_*_<^\/\.______

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Could you post a sample of what the command line version prints.  I don't
have access to a Linux or Unix box (much sadness and wailing, etc...)

Thanks. :-)

--
#macro Q(A,E,W)box{-A/2,A/2pigment{rgb 9*W}translate E*A+W/1000}#end#macro
M(D,E)#local A=1/pow(3,D);#if(D<3)#local C=D+1;union{M(C,1)M(C,x+y)M(C,x+z)
M(C,y+z)M(C,x+y-z)M(C,x+z-y)M(C,y+z-x)M(C,x-y)M(C,z-x)M(C,y-z)M(C,y-x)M(C,
x-z)M(C,z-y)M(C,x-y-z)M(C,y-x-z)M(C,z-x-y)translate A*E}#else Q(A,E,x)Q(A,E
,y)Q(A,E,z)#end#end union{M(0,0)rotate<45,145,0>translate z*2}//Andrew


> I think it's a good idea in general.  I would make the program print a
> text similar to the one generated by the command line version.  I don't
> know much about the GUI extensions, but printing the statistics after the
> render would also be a good idea if possible.
>
> Christoph

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Andrew Wilcox wrote:
> 
> Could you post a sample of what the command line version prints.  I don't
> have access to a Linux or Unix box (much sadness and wailing, etc...)

About the same as WinPOV prints in the message window (or with +gafile).

Christoph

-- 
POV-Ray tutorials, IsoWood include,                 
TransSkin and more: http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0013390/  
Last updated 13 Aug. 2002 _____./\/^>_*_<^\/\.______

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"Andrew Wilcox" <awi### [at] unpuzzledcom> wrote in message
news:3d7e6748$1@news.povray.org...
> Could you post a sample of what the command line version prints.  I don't
> have access to a Linux or Unix box (much sadness and wailing, etc...)
>
> Thanks. :-)
>

Would you be willing to send me the source code as is?  I am hoping to
update my cookbook page real soon now.  Seeing the source of a working
program would help a lot.  Real Life has put a crunch on my Pov and IMP time
the past few months.

Thanks
Tom
tom### [at] imporg
http://www.imp.org/visitors/guiext/cookbook.asp

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I'm not sure I want to release the source just yet.  I did extend the Demo
GUIEXT a bit, to help figure out how some of the things worked.  I'd be
willing to share that, as it more fully explains HOW-TO than the other one.
The other one I removed everything that I didn't need, and added some Java
JNI API calls, so there's a lot that's not really appropriate for the cook
book.

--
#macro Q(A,E,W)box{-A/2,A/2pigment{rgb 9*W}translate E*A+W/1000}#end#macro
M(D,E)#local A=1/pow(3,D);#if(D<3)#local C=D+1;union{M(C,1)M(C,x+y)M(C,x+z)
M(C,y+z)M(C,x+y-z)M(C,x+z-y)M(C,y+z-x)M(C,x-y)M(C,z-x)M(C,y-z)M(C,y-x)M(C,
x-z)M(C,z-y)M(C,x-y-z)M(C,y-x-z)M(C,z-x-y)translate A*E}#else Q(A,E,x)Q(A,E
,y)Q(A,E,z)#end#end union{M(0,0)rotate<45,145,0>translate z*2}//Andrew


"Tom Galvin" <tom### [at] dataforgenospamcom> wrote in message
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>
> "Andrew Wilcox" <awi### [at] unpuzzledcom> wrote in message
> news:3d7e6748$1@news.povray.org...
> > Could you post a sample of what the command line version prints.  I
don't
> > have access to a Linux or Unix box (much sadness and wailing, etc...)
> >
> > Thanks. :-)
> >
>
> Would you be willing to send me the source code as is?  I am hoping to
> update my cookbook page real soon now.  Seeing the source of a working
> program would help a lot.  Real Life has put a crunch on my Pov and IMP
time
> the past few months.
>
> Thanks
> Tom
> tom### [at] imporg
> http://www.imp.org/visitors/guiext/cookbook.asp
>
>

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"Andrew Wilcox" <awi### [at] unpuzzledcom> wrote in message
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> "Tom Galvin" <tom### [at] dataforgenospamcom> wrote in message
> > Would you be willing to send me the source code as is?
>
> I'm not sure I want to release the source just yet.  I did extend the Demo
> GUIEXT a bit, to help figure out how some of the things worked.  I'd be
> willing to share that, as it more fully explains HOW-TO than the other
one.
> The other one I removed everything that I didn't need, and added some Java
> JNI API calls, so there's a lot that's not really appropriate for the cook
> book.
>

That would be great as well.  You can send to the email below.

Thanks
Tom
tom### [at] imporg
http://www.imp.org/visitors/guiext/cookbook.asp

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