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[![AppVeyor Build status](https://img.shields.io/appveyor/ci/c-lipka/povray-exwy4.svg?label=appveyor)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/c-lipka/povray-exwy4 "AppVeyor: Windows Server 2012 with Visual Studio 2015")
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[![Maintenance Status](https://img.shields.io/maintenance/yes/2017.svg)](README.md "Last edited 2017-08-18")

- [License](#license)
- [Forums](#forums)
- [Bug Reports](#bug-reports)
- [Offician Binaries](#official-binaries)
- [Building POV-Ray](#building-pov-ray)
- [IDE Versions](#ide-versions)
- [3D Modeller](#3d-modeller)
- [Documentation](#documentation)
- [Contacting Us](#contacting-us)

License
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The source for POV-Ray v3.7 is licensed under the AGPL3. The documentation is under the
As of version v3.7, the source for POV-Ray is licensed under the AGPL3. The documentation is under the
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license, and support files such
as SDL includes, macros, sample scenes and so forth are under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
3.0 Unported License (see each file header for the specific one).
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binaries shortly, but these will be console-mode only (based on the unix build).

Official Windows binaries of selected development versions are made availabe at
https://github.com/POV-Ray/povray/projects on a semi-irregular basis.
https://github.com/POV-Ray/povray/releases on a semi-irregular basis.

Building POV-Ray
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an appropriately-modified version of the unix build - not currently provided by us).

If you are using an operating system with a package or ports system such as
Ubuntu or FreeBSD, you may like to check whether or not POV-Ray 3.7 is available
Ubuntu or FreeBSD, you may like to check whether or not POV-Ray is available
via that route.

IDE versions
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Currently the only version of POV-Ray with an IDE as such is the Windows build.
We do want to change that, though. With the release of POV-Ray 3.7 we have added
We do want to change that, though. With the release of POV-Ray v3.7 we have added
a clear split between the backend (renderer) and frontend (UI or console), along
with a C++ layer which abstracts this into a fairly easily-understood set of
classes (VFE, aka 'Virtual Front End').
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POV-Ray does not currently have its own 3d modelling application (at least, not one
in a usable state). We do own the rights to the Moray modeller, which was formerly
commercial, but it needs a little work to get it working with v3.7. It is also
commercial, but it needs a little work to get it working with v3.7 or later. It is also
Windows only (due to its use of MFC). Nevertheless we will be adding the source
to the repository at a future date.

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