[Bf-committers] Fwd: Linux Installer for Blender

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi all,


> This is maybe getting a bit off-topic for the list, but I want to  
> address
> all concerns. If you prefer, we can take conversation off-list, it is  
> fine
> for me either way

Agreed.
Nitpicking GPL lines over this is a waste. Blender binaries can be  
zipped, packed, encrypted, and transported in many ways. For as long  
the Blender sources are GPL it won't matter at all for me.

It's just a kind offer of a company to provide us with an installer,  
something certain users would appreciate. My proposal is to incorporate  
this request in the work we still have to do on reviewing specs &  
fixing the ways a Blender binary is installed, and how its dependencies  
are handled for install.

And if RawByte likes to offer a Blender installer on their site, and/or  
offer to Linux distros, they have my blessings. :)

-Ton-


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