[Bf-committers] Aligning with the vfx reference platform in 2020

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi everyone,

The year is almost over. I would like to hear feedback on this topic - 
whether it was useful or if lead to a benefit for using Blender in 
studios or companies.

Thanks,

-Ton-
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Ton Roosendaal - ton at blender.org - www.blender.org
Chairman Blender Foundation, Director Blender Institute
Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the Netherlands


On 10/01/2020 18:03, Ton Roosendaal wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Blender has always been an early adopter of new libraries. We moved to 
> Python 3 ten years ago already. Unfortunately that made Blender 
> incompatible with the Python 2.7 infrastructure in many studios. But 
> the industry is catching up! Python 3.7 is now the reference standard.
>
> To give studios enough time and confidence to check out on Blender, I 
> propose to respect the VFX Platform versions for the entire year of 
> 2020. That implies we will be very conservative with upgrading 
> libraries, for example Python will stick to 3.7 this year for official 
> releases.
>
> I've checked it with the core team and administrators, and they're OK 
> - provided this won't hold back essential improvements for our users.
>
> Check the reference platform here:
> https://vfxplatform.com/
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Ton-
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> Ton Roosendaal - ton at blender.org - www.blender.org
> Chairman Blender Foundation, Director Blender Institute
> Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the Netherlands
>
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