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Software: For those who didn't know, Blender is a Dutch nonprofit organization (europe.pub)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 53 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (14 children)

The problem is often academic capture. Universities teach Autodesk software and most companies expect you to use Autodesk software.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My high school STEM classes taught us how to use Autodesk Inventor and I can use it very well now but itโ€™s hard to pick up another CAD software without it feeling weird.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's why your school got it for pennies.

That's why Apple sells at near cost to schools.

Walk into the garden, don't mind the walls, enjoy your stay, you won't want to leave.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And ultimately this is why I want governments and international organizations funding foss cad software. The tools for innovation should be publicly accessible without such expensive costs. And it's the sort of thing that society will benefit from every jackass having access to

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Can't agree more.

I'll add, from a organisational risk perspective, a government should ensure its not locked into reliance on corporations. There's certainly an assumption especially in the government's I work in, Microsoft 365 has no viable alternative. Yet that itself should be warning for the ACSC or signals directorate invest in open code such that if the provider aligns with a country you change positions on, you can fork your code, tender off its continued support to new maintainers, and continue on.

Well, I know that ultimately nobody will get in trouble even if fears became reality. Everyone will put up their hands and say "we couldn't see this coming and we had no alternative so there's nothing that could have been done to prevent it.". It's just a disappointment that it becomes a missed opportunity for taxpayer investments to be invested, instead of lost to corporate fees straight overseas.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

If you are under 16 you can buy my heroine for half price. First hit is free.

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