Blender has all but lingered in the last 26 years. It gas been opensourced, The 2.3 - 2.5 transition (Sintel) was huge, the next versions have been super nice,

Blender has all but lingered in the last 26 years. It gas been opensourced, The 2.3 - 2.5 transition (Sintel) was huge, the next versions have been super nice, with many important upgrades on editor, ui, a new cycles renderer...