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Blogged about open source maintenance and security. Had this planned for a while now, but with the recent XZ vulnerability, it was high time to get it out: https://anteru.net/blog/2024/open-source-maintenance/
@anteru it still baffles me how many companies who use Blender still don't give back to the devs while at the same time not blinking an eye at licensing Maya and Renderers for many thousands per year and per seat.
I really like the verified idea despite the problems you mentioned but we really need a shift in value from the users as well.
Open source is still great IMO but we should give devs the option to actually work on it if we like and use it. Aka funding.
@SpookyDoom @anteru on the one hand companies in general pay as little as they can get away with, on the other hand a big chunk of small devs use blender specifically because they can't afford maya / max
@logicalerror @anteru Yes, exactly. That's my problem with the culture here. I specifically blame large to very large companies, here.
I am very sure that in the top tier of supporters (even neglecting the few who don't want to be mentioned) there are many more who use Blender and could afford to donate, easily. For me that's the user side of it. If you want better maintenance, then pay for it if you can afford it.
@SpookyDoom @logicalerror @anteru there is a monkey paw wish moment here though: companies do not pay for the good of their hearts, when money is involved (be it directly or via developer time) they'd want *something* in return and there is a good chance what the company wants may not align with what the community may want.
Personally i'm always wary of open source projects that have some company throw their weight around, especially when said projects are practically incredibly hard to fork.
@badsector @SpookyDoom @logicalerror That's really a secondary problem. The main issue are companies/people who get the return first (use an existing open source library) without any investment, and expect it will continue to work perpetually without further investment. As in, you pick up a dependency, and even if you don't want any changes, you want it maintained/secured, but you don't pay.