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Blender Is GPL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the boom-boom-boom dept.

BartV writes with a low-key snippet from the new blender.org: ""Today, Sunday oct 13, 2002, we've launched the Blender sources as GNU GPL to the Internet. Blender has become Free Software forever!" This should be a case study for other companies with software no longer profitable as payware; read some of our previous postings about Blender to follow the story from idea to release.

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  1. Let's buy word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Maybe we all can chip in to buy word from MS. I pledge $5 for this cause.

  2. Server down by weasel47_3 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) in /usr/local/www/data-www.blender.org/pnadodb/driver s/adodb-mysql.inc.php on line 121

    Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) in /usr/local/www/data-www.blender.org/pnadodb/driver s/adodb-mysql.inc.php on line 121
    mysql://blender_org:@localhost/blender_org failed to connectCan't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

    not to mention I did see an AD for MS Visual Studio here too.

  3. Why the GPL is good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The main reason that the GPL is good is because it insures that the source code will always be free and that any distribution of the software can always be fixed and updated -- even if the original authors lose interest. The concept is very elegant, yet it is so simple and easy to comprehend. Of course the GPL may not appeal to every developer, but for those who value freedom and an ongoing legacy, it is a wonderful instrument. Blender will now live on, to be improved and enjoyed for many more years to come, thanks to the GPL.