On 24 Nov 2001 05:41:06 -0500, Warp wrote:
> Coridon Henshaw <che### [at] sympaticoca> wrote:
>: Your best bet here is probably to wait until the 3.5 sources release and 
>: then compile a Win32 command-line version using a cut-down DOS front end.  
>: The DOS front end doesn't throw up a splash screen so you can run 
>: background renders--completely within the terms of povlegal--without 
>: getting splashed.
> 
>   Just be sure to not to distribute this version.

It can be distributed, so long as it meets all the rules set out in POVLegal.
That means it has to display the copyright notice, of course, but it doesn't
have to bring up a splash screen as it would be based on a (nonexistent) 
version that doesn't actually bring up a splash screen.

Of course, the Unix version can be redirected to /dev/null and all copyright
text gets sent to the bit bucket; I don't know of any way to prevent that
sort of abuse and still provide a command-line version of POV.

-- 
#local R=rgb 99;#local P=R-R;#local F=pigment{gradient x}box{0,1pigment{gradient
y pigment_map{[.5F pigment_map{[.3R][.3F color_map{[.15red 99][.15P]}rotate z*45
translate x]}]#local H=pigment{gradient y color_map{[.5P][.5R]}scale 1/3}[.5F
pigment_map{[.3R][.3H][.7H][.7R]}]}}}camera{location.5-3*z}//only my opinions

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