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I'd love to see more analysis of how big open source projects stay funded. Blender 3D is a great example of an amazing app that rivals thousand-dollar software

by reedlaw 14y ago

I'd love to see more analysis of how big open source projects stay funded. Blender 3D is a great example of an amazing app that rivals thousand-dollar software packages and regularly produces open movies. I think I saw Google was one of their sponsors on the last open movie. I dream of working full-time on something like that (with a sustainable level of income of course ;).

dinkumthinkum 14y ago
Right and Google makes money in a way most of us (meaning the norm) feel is a little smarmy or not ideal at best. Google just has a great brand of being hip (even if they are Bay Area hipsters of yesteryear) that "makes it ok."