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"Money doesn't interest me" - Ton Roosendaal 2017 Interview

Blender Guru · Feb 26, 2018 · 1h 46m

What this video covers

A long interview by Blender Guru with Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender. They cover Blender's origins, the move to open source, why Ton is not driven by money, Autodesk, and what sets Blender apart from other open source projects.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

Recommended as the best account of Blender's history and its user-focused approach as a free software success story.

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Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“I highly encourage to watch the whole interview”

“I reccomend watching this interview with him”

“Great interview with Blender Guru”

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