I agree! I'm so impressed they could defeat the spectre of OSS UX (at least for me). Blender is now an app I am excited to open up and play with (even before 2.

I agree! I'm so impressed they could defeat the spectre of OSS UX (at least for me). Blender is now an app I am excited to open up and play with (even before 2.8, I thought they had made some great improvements). Gimp and Inkscape still give me a little bit of dread whenever they start. They're functional and work well - but they aren't a joy to use. I hope the Blender-vibes start rubbing off. Seriously, I know it's (really really) hard and I don't know how Blender managed to pull it off, but hats-off to them!