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- From: Tom Wheeley <tomw@tsys.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: 3D modeling algorithms
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 96 18:33:10 GMT
- Organization: City Zen FM
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- References: <316A58F0.6549@riq.qc.ca> <829168864snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <4kr10m$jg5@ferrari.NetXpress.com>
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- In article <4kr10m$jg5@ferrari.NetXpress.com>
- ghporter@NetXpress.com "Glenn H. Porter" writes:
-
- > Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk> wrote:
- >
- > >In article <316A58F0.6549@riq.qc.ca>
- > > Martin.Legendre@riq.qc.ca "Martin Legendre" writes:
- >
- > >> I'm looking for a book or anything else that would be a great source
- > >>of 3D algorithms.
- >
- > >Please post graphics related questions to a graphics related newsgroup.
- > >comp.lang.c is for is for questions about and discussion of the C language.
- >
- > Mr. Kirby,
- >
- > Did you ever think that perhaps Mr. Legendre was looking for c code to
- > handle graphics?
-
- So? That is still graphics code, the translating into C being an insignificant
- technicality. It's like asking how to use a VCR in a newsgroup discussing the
- French language, simply because you want the answer in French.
-
- > A lot of graphics systems use c because of its portability. Isn't
- > that one of the great things about c?
-
- Yes, but what if every programmer who wrote in C asked their questions here?
-
- Graphics isn't even part of the C Language!
-
- > Your response makes it look as if you watch the newsgroup to shoot
- > down questions that don't fit your (fairly narrow) idea of what
- > belongs. That task belongs to a moderator. Since this is instead a
- > free-for-all group, you could at least have put your response in more
- > polite terms.
-
- I thought that was perfectly polite. Do you expect him to write an essay on
- why you shouldn't post system or application specific questions every time
- someone does?
-
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