Comment Comment by Lievelingsduif Blender already has a solid and enthousiastic user base before the 2.7 UI update.Blender was also the forerunner in having a kickstarter-like scheme to raise enough money to make it opensource.There's an interesting interview between Ton Roosendaal and Blender Guru about the history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEWOTZnFegThe Blender guys were also a lot less hostile towards people trying to make improvements to stuff like UX.One of the things that GIMP also desperately needs is a name change, while Blender is an odd choice it at least doesn't conjur up sexual images. parent Lievelingsduif 6 years ago
Blender was also the forerunner in having a kickstarter-like scheme to raise enough money to make it opensource.
There's an interesting interview between Ton Roosendaal and Blender Guru about the history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEWOTZnFeg
The Blender guys were also a lot less hostile towards people trying to make improvements to stuff like UX.
One of the things that GIMP also desperately needs is a name change, while Blender is an odd choice it at least doesn't conjur up sexual images.