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  Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
 
(...) Basically, The POV team controls the syntax, functionality, and implementation of the POV-Ray Scene Description Language (P-R SDL) format. While the POV Team is very good at maintaining backwards compatibility, they have in the past change the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
 
(...) OK, but whether or not the P-R SDL code was out of whack would not affect the usability of parts as parts within LDraw format programs themselves, right? (0)Only affect the accuracy or completeness or error state of transformation (by tools (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
 
In lugnet.cad.dev, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <much snippage> (...) As Orion described, we'd rather put the ability of using POV or whatever other renderer you choose outside the LDraw file format, and outside the LDraw format parts library. If we (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
 
In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote: [much snippage] (...) The above example parallel directory structure is just an example. I see that there are many possible alternate solutions... POV directory as sigbling of LDRAW subdirectory, where the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
 
(...) True, but the 'embedded code' is still code we are effectively certifying as being good, whether it works strictly within LDraw, or in other GDL/SDL's. (...) Sorry, we never got around to making the list public. I'll work on that. Steve (21 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
 
(...) And now the archive is public (Thanks, Dan!). See the mailing-group list at the bottom of the page at (URL) (Thanks Orion for making the list!) Steve (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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