Blender’s ecosystem gets a boost. Independent Blender LTS support and services for enterprises are available via Canonical now. Blender recently pub

Canonical Offering Blender Support

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2021-06-23 14:30:09

Blender’s ecosystem gets a boost. Independent Blender LTS support and services for enterprises are available via Canonical now.

Blender recently published its 2020 annual report, outlining the organization’s vision and strengthened mission statement: “To get the world’s best 3D technology in the hands of artists as free/open source software, and make amazing things with it”. This statement enables a fair and accessible ecosystem for businesses, including services, consulting, education and integration.

Although Blender has received massive industry support and adoption in the past years, a pressing issue remains unaddressed for almost two decades — namely the lack of commercial software support contracts. This is important because enterprises find support contracts vital for the purchase of essential products.

In the past months, Blender and Canonical have had extensive discussions on this topic, resulting in the decision to enter a partnership. Canonical’s mission to empower open source institutions is perfectly aligned with Blender’s need to remain independent and focused on making an amazing 3D creation environment.