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Re:Netflix Animation Studios Joins the Blender Development F... by kiba on Friday January 30, 2026 @09:56AM (#46825101)
We should consider public funding for open source projects.

Creating something for the benefit of humanity is great and all but ultimately, programmers need to eat.

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Re:Netflix Animation Studios Joins the Blender Development F... by throwaway85825 on Friday January 30, 2026 @12:42PM (#46827359)
The problem is knowing what to fund. It's easier if the users would pay. Which is doable for commercial use.
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Re:Netflix Animation Studios Joins the Blender Development F... by wang_li on Friday January 30, 2026 @01:03PM (#46827674)
To paraphrase a quote from long ago:

"Public funding doesn't get you great coders, it gets you coders who are great at filling out government forms."

Getting paid to deliver a software product that someone wants advances humanity. Getting paid to make your own personal project provides jobs for politician's cousins.

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