Re: The RI Spec as an open standard

On Jul 16, 10:06 pm, Rick LaMont <lam...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Not on the sly. Appendix I (differences between 3.1 and 3.2) clearly
states:
>
>     The statement about Pixar's copyrights and trademark rights has been
>     altered to permit use of the interface by rendering programs without
a
>     written license.
>
> I noticed this years ago.  Are you sure it's new in 3.2.1?  Seems like
> it was earlier than 2005 when they changed it.

I have a copy of 3.2 from june 2003 sitting on my desktop and it does
not have that statement. Instead, its appendix I contains:

    Written License for Use of the RenderMan Interface by Renderers
    A no-charge license is available from Pixar for anyone who wishes
to write a renderer that
    uses the Pixar RenderMan procedure calls or RIB requests. This
license must be in writing.

That statement is also present in all versions of the PrMan manual I
have access to. So it looks like something new from 3.2.1... but I
have no idea how old 3.2.1 is.

Olivier