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Which Version of POV-Ray should you use?

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 <li>Required POV-Ray files: the setup EXE supplied via our [http://www.povray.org/download/ download page].
 This file will be timestamped and digitally signed by <em>Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty Ltd</em>.
-The key in use at the time of writing is issued by DigiCert and remains current until August 2014.
+The key in use at the time of writing is issued by DigiCert and remains current until September 2017.
-All binaries (DLL's and EXE's) supplied by us for version 3.7 are also signed by this key.
+All binaries (DLL's and EXE's) supplied by us for version 3.8 are also signed by this key.
 If you come across an unsigned binary (or one signed by anyone other than the above) that claims
 to be an official release, <i>it is not from us and should not be used</i>.</li>

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 ===What to do if you don't have POV-Ray===
 <p>This documentation assumes you already have POV-Ray installed and running however the POV-Team does distribute this file by itself in various formats including online on the internet. If you do not have POV-Ray or are not sure you have the official version or the latest version, then the following sections will tell you what to get and where to get it.</p>
 ====Which Version of POV-Ray should you use?====
 <p>POV-Ray can be used under Windows&trade; XP or newer, x86 Apple&trade; Macintosh&trade;, and Linux&trade; &amp;
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 <p>
-Dos, Windows 3.1/95/2000, SunOS and Amiga are no longer supported (though we do preserve old versions for these platforms in our [http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/povray/Old-Versions/ archives] if you wish to access them).</p>
+Older versions of POV-Ray supported many platforms no longer in regular use; we preserve such old versions in our [http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/povray/Old-Versions/ archives] if you wish to access them.</p>
 <p>

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 source code programs written in C/C++, then you may like to retrieve
 the source for POV-Ray from our website and attempt to built it
-yourself (note that the POV-Team provides no official support for
+yourself.</p>
 =====Microsoft Windows=====
 <p>
-As of POV-Ray version 3.7 the Microsoft&trade; Windows&trade; versions of POV-Ray require Windows XP and later.
+As of POV-Ray version 3.7 the Windows versions of POV-Ray require Windows XP and later.
 We have had reports of v3.7 working on Windows 2000 with all service packs installed, however
 we cannot guarantee that this will remain the case indefinitely, as we do not test against W2K.
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 This file will be timestamped and digitally signed by <em>Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty Ltd</em>.
 The key in use at the time of writing is issued by DigiCert and remains current until August 2014.
-All binaries (DLL's and EXE's) supplied by us for version 3.7 are also signed by this key.</li>
+All binaries (DLL's and EXE's) supplied by us for version 3.7 are also signed by this key.
 <li>Optional: The source code is not needed to use POV-Ray. It is provided for the curious and adventurous.
 See the source-code links on our [http://www.povray.org/download/ download page].

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 <p>
-Dos, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, SunOS and Amiga are no longer supported (though we do preserve old versions for these platforms in our [http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/povray/Old-Versions/ archives] if you wish to access them).</p>
+Dos, Windows 3.1/95/2000, SunOS and Amiga are no longer supported (though we do preserve old versions for these platforms in our [http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/povray/Old-Versions/ archives] if you wish to access them).</p>
 <p>

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 =====All Versions=====
-<p>All versions of the program share the same ray-tracing features like shapes, lighting and textures. In other words, an Windows PC can create the same pictures as a supercomputer as long as it has enough memory and you are willing to wait enough time.</p>
+<p>All versions of the program share the same ray-tracing features like shapes, lighting and textures. In other words, a Windows PC can create the same pictures as a supercomputer as long as it has enough memory and you are willing to wait enough time.</p>
 ====Where to Find POV-Ray Files====

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 ====Where to Find POV-Ray Files====
 <p>
-The internet home of POV-Ray is reachable on the World Wide Web via the
+The internet home of POV-Ray is reachable on the World Wide Web at [http://www.povray.org/ http://www.povray.org/].
-address [http://www.povray.org/ http://www.povray.org/] and via
+There is also an active user community in our [http://www.povray.org/groups.html forums].
 </p>

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 Because Linux/Unix run on a wide variety of hardware, the POV-Team
 cannot provide executable versions for every variation. Instead, we distribute
-a generic, portable C++ source code package suitable for running on Unix or Unix-like
+a generic, portable C++ source code package suitable for generating binaries
-platforms. It is known to compile and run correctly on recent versions of
+on Unix or Unix-like platforms. It is known to compile and run correctly on recent versions of
 GNU/Linux for x86/x64, and should be fairly straightforward to get running on any
 POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system with a Bourne-compatible shell.

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 <p>Documentation Pending</p>
-=====Generic Unix=====
+=====Linux/Unix=====
 <p>
 You will need a recent C++ compiler which follows the ISO C++ standard
-as close as possible, and (optionally) the X11 and/or SVGA include files
+as closely as possible (g++ 4.x is known to work), and (optionally) SVGAlib
-and libraries (SVGAlib is for GNU/Linux based systems).
+for GNU/Linux based systems if you wish to enable render preview display.
 </p>
 <p>Required POV-Ray files:
-povray-3.7.tgz or povray-3.7.tar.gz - the C++ source code of POV-Ray for UNIX.
+povray-3.7.tar.bz2 - the C++ source code of POV-Ray for UNIX.
 Contains generic parts and UNIX/Linux specific parts.  The package includes
 sample scenes, standard include files and documentation in HTML and plain
 text ASCII format.
 </p>

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	<p class="Note"><Strong>Note:</strong> System admins/lab techs who wish to do custom installs of POV-Ray for Windows should refer to the windows platform-specific documentation for more details.</p>		<p class="Note"><Strong>Note:</strong> System admins/lab techs who wish to do custom installs of POV-Ray for Windows should refer to the windows platform-specific documentation for more details.</p>
−
−	~~=====Linux for Intel x86/x64=====~~
−	~~<p>~~
−	~~The PC-Linux version should run on any GNU/Linux distribution based on the~~
−	~~kernel 2.2 series or above using the ELF 32-bit format for executables.~~
−	~~The binary is fully static, meaning that it has no external dependencies~~
−	~~to system or third-party libraries. It includes support for two kinds of~~
−	~~display: the standard text-based display and the graphics display using~~
−	~~either the X Window System or the SVGA library.~~
−	~~</p>~~
−
−	~~<p>Required hardware and software:~~
−	~~An Intel Pentium-compatible CPU (i586 or better) and at least 32 MB of RAM.~~
−	~~About 20 MB of disk space to install the program, its documentation,~~
−	~~scenes and standard include files.~~
−	~~A text editor capable of editing plain ASCII text files.~~
−	~~Graphic file viewer capable of viewing image formats such as~~
−	~~PNG, TIFF, PPM or TGA.~~
−	~~</p>~~
−
−	~~<p>Required POV-Ray files:~~
−	~~povlinux-3.7.tgz or povlinux-3.7.tar.gz - archive~~
−	~~containing an official binary combining text, SVGALib and X Window displays.~~
−	~~Also contains sample scenes, standard include files and documentation in HTML~~
−	~~and plain ASCII text.~~
−	~~</p>~~
−
−	~~<p>Recommended:~~
−	~~Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP (faster the better) with~~
−	~~128 MB (text console) / 256 MB (X Window running a window manager) or more RAM.~~
−	~~A recent GNU/Linux distribution with kernel 2.4.x or above running KDE 3.x~~
−	~~for full POV-Ray integration in the window manager.~~
−	~~Alternatively, SVGA display preferably with VESA interface and high color~~
−	~~or true color ability.~~
−	~~</p>~~
−
−	~~<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> Accelerated graphics hardware will not improve performance.</p>~~
−
−	~~<p>Optional:~~
−	~~povray-3.7.tgz or povray-3.7.tar.gz - archive containing the generic~~
−	~~UNIX/Linux C++ source code of POV-Ray for UNIX.~~
−	~~The source code is not needed to use POV-Ray.~~
−	~~It is provided for the curious and adventurous.~~
−	~~The archive contains generic Unix parts and Linux specific parts~~
−	~~(namely: support for SVGAlib).~~
−	~~This package does also include sample scenes, standard include files and~~
−	~~documentation.~~
−	~~For displaying purposes, the SVGAlib and X11 (X Window) includes and~~
−	~~libraries can be used by the source code of POV-Ray for UNIX.~~
−	~~See the section related to the~~
−	~~<!--<linkto "Generic Unix">generic Unix source code package</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Tutorial Section 5.1#Generic Unix\|generic Unix source code package]] for~~
−	~~further details.~~
−	~~</p>~~

	=====Apple Macintosh=====		=====Apple Macintosh=====