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Nikodemus Siivola <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: gpl
Other License: Parts of the project will be under GNU Free Documentation 
Licence and GNU Lesser General License.
Package: GRT Raytracer
System name: grt
This package wants to apply for inclusion in the GNU project

Description:
Project name: grt (GRT Raytracer)

grt will be a set of free raytracing tools.

Stage 1 -- proof of concept with a usable end product

* libgrtlite: a simple raytracing library written in C with a clean API, that 
is light enough to be considered a reference implementation of a raytracing 
library. API and fetures will be frozen at a relatively early stage. Licenced 
under LGPL. 

* a scripting language (ruby? guile?) binding to libgrtlite: this togather with 
the library will provide users with a scriptable raytracer ala POV-Ray, albeit 
not nearly so advanced -- but free and easyli boundable to any scripting 
language. Licenced under GPL.


Stage 2 -- endless improvement

* libgrt: Fork of libgrtlite -- an expanding raytracing library. Licenced under 
GPL.

* scripting language bindings for libgrt

* modelling tools for hard-to-script objects

* scene composition studio


Rationale

Scatch an itch: POV-Ray is not free. Panorama is not C. Sart seems dead and is 
too Guile-tied. ;)


grt is no yet implemented (though libgrtlite is about 15% done).


Other Software Required:
libpng
zlib
glib


Other Comments:
contact: Nikodemus Siivola (address@hidden)