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This is a great example, I wasn't aware of Blender's funding model. Thanks for sharing! For those interested, blender is crowdfunded and supports six full-time

This is a great example, I wasn't aware of Blender's funding model. Thanks for sharing! For those interested, blender is crowdfunded and supports six full-time developers, and three part-time developers[1]. There's more interesting details on their funding page[2]. [1]: https://code.blender.org/2018/12/blender-development-fund-projects-for-first-half-2019/ https://code.blender.org/2018/12/blender-development-fund-pr... [2]: https://fund.blender.org https://fund.blender.org

UncleEntity 8y ago
They also get a bunch of money together every so often to do their open movie projects which get some major dev support. Gov't art grants, company sponsors and donations. Pro tip: If you want to be famous push some patches their way while they're working on one of them and they put your name in the credits...got my name in the one with the dragon (or maybe the one with the sheep, dunno?)