Pretty sure blender started out as the product of a company that went out of business in the 90's, for whatever reason, they decided to open source the product

Pretty sure blender started out as the product of a company that went out of business in the 90's, for whatever reason, they decided to open source the product instead of let it die. I'm not countermanding you. Blender is awesome, the volunteers who make it perpetually better are awesome.