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Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by egypturnash » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:24 PM UTC

marcodiego wrote: post #21

hdsese wrote: post #18

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It’s a shame but you also have to be realistic. People have to make a living.

You know, a "made with" blender film just won an Oscar. I bet Blender devs also have to make a living and I doubt they work for free.

There’s a lot of work behind Blender, and behind it having that infrastructure to pay some devs. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software)#History

Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by gmueckl » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:34 PM UTC

marcodiego wrote: post #21

hdsese wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s a shame but you also have to be realistic. People have to make a living.

You know, a "made with" blender film just won an Oscar. I bet Blender devs also have to make a living and I doubt they work for free.

Blender is actually a business in spirit (even if not legally) and has very active and aggressive marketing. That is why they are dominating the OSS DCC tool space and get millions in corporate sponsorship.

Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by marcodiego » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:45 PM UTC

hahsusuya wrote: post #40

marcodiego wrote: post #26

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FLOSS devs do eat daily. It's not developed by fasting people.

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Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by EdwardKrayer » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:46 PM UTC

marcodiego wrote: post #17

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The project was originally open source. Here's a fork of the original 2021 repo.

https://github.com/gqshell/ExpressiveAnimator

Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by tonyhart7 » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:47 PM UTC

shreddit wrote: post #11

GlacierFox wrote: post #5

Is this one of those lifetime purchases where I have to pay again in 5 years when the developers realise they regretted offering a lifetime licence?

Their faq states that the license is valid for the current version (v1) and not for any future versions. So all they have to do is increase the version number when money is tight.

wow, that's a lot of life for "lifetime" license right?

Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:48 PM UTC

bufferoverflow wrote: post #37

marcodiego wrote: post #21

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You know, a "made with" blender film just won an Oscar. I bet Blender devs also have to make a living and I doubt they work for free.

What are you talking about? Hundreds of Blender developers did and do work for free. Just because a movie made with it did well, doesn't mean Blender devs get paid.

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Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by marcodiego » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:51 PM UTC

bufferoverflow wrote: post #37

marcodiego wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know, a "made with" blender film just won an Oscar. I bet Blender devs also have to make a living and I doubt they work for free.

What are you talking about? Hundreds of Blender developers did and do work for free. Just because a movie made with it did well, doesn't mean Blender devs get paid.

https://devtalk.blender.org/t/hiring-a-blender-dev/13151

Re: Show HN: SVG Animation Software

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Post by arewethereyeta » Sun, May 25, 2025, 4:56 PM UTC

marcodiego wrote: post #17

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Maybe that's why people don't bother targeting Linux. Look at your comment. Why are people so easily offended these days by things that are out here, doing no harm to anyone. Like, you could just hit the back button and go on with your day. Why do you need to be so offended? If this is the sort of stuff that triggers you I can't imagine how your day looks like.