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NaN Closes Shop, The End of Blender?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the whats-your-vector-victor dept.

lowell writes "The shareholders and directors of NaN Holding BV, owners of Blender, have decided to terminate all activities of NaN Technologies BV and apply for its bankruptcy at the Amsterdam court. It means that effective today, all technology development and website activities around Blender will be frozen. " Nice app. Too bad really.

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  1. Daquri? by GMontag · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It means that effective today, all technology development and website
    activities around Blender will be frozen.

    Will that be bananna or strawberry?

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  2. It would be nice.. by jmccay · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It would be nice if they Open Sourced all there code before they disappear into History. It would be a great addition to the Open Source world, and the product wouldn't have to die.

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  3. That's nice, except that it WASN'T Open Source. by Svartalf · · Score: 1, Redundant

    They were just kind enough to give out a basic version of a fairly powerful 3D app for free to Linux, *BSD, Windows, Solaris, and Irix users. But, then, this IS Slashdot, afterall.

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  4. Re:Wow by Perl-Pusher · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It wasn't an open source app.

  5. It is a great app by snkline · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Even though the user interface took some getting used to I thought it was a great modelling and animation program (although the renderer left alot to be desired.) Hopefully a company will buy it that will continue development. Its a slim hope, but its better than the hope of them releasing the source.

  6. This sucks BIG TIME by -ryan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I use Blender all the time. I really hope they open-source it. Please send email to the board and to B@rt or who ever would be appropriate pleading for them to open-source Blender so it doesn't become abandonware.