History
LuxRender is based on PBRT, a physically based ray tracing program. Although very capable and well structured, PBRT focuses on academic use and is not easily usable by digital artists. As PBRT is licensed under the GPL, it was possible to start a new program based on PBRT's source code. With the blessings of the original authors, a small group of programmers took this step in September 2007. The new program was named LuxRender and was to focus on artistic use. Since its initial stage, the program has attracted interest of various programmers around the world.
On 24 June 2008, the first official release was announced. This was the first release that is considered to be usable for the general public.
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