I really don't get how making Poser opensource would help it a bit. Let me back up a bit.

How many versions of Linux are there? Well, technically there are only 5 major kernel revisions, so far less than there are versions of Windows.... Yes there are "spins" on it from various places, but just about all of them use the exact same kernel. They just slap a new UI on it, and off they go..... And you can change the ui to any of them, in just about all of them.

How many versions of Blender are there? More than most people realize. There are a lot of them out there. Just as an example, here is one of the more popular ones that is based on Blender. Fluid Designer

For those that don't know, Blender was created to enhance tools that a studio wanted (NeoGeo) That didn't go so well, so they started the Blender Foundation so it would not just disappear. And it worked, Blender is alive and well.

Many other programs have tried that route, and simply disappeared. I could list hundreds of them.... They were not "useful" compared to other offerings available.

Blender is a production suite, meaning you can do a project from start to finish in it, without ever leaving the program. It supports libraries and many other things that people may assume it does not. Not to mention tons of addon's, render engines, free content, etc.

Poser on the other hand, is not a production suite. So it is sort of niche in many ways. If it was converted to opensource, the chances of it surviving are slim to none, just like most programs that go opensource. Opensource requires money, and a lot of it, or it will simply fade away.

Poser is far better off with a company that wants to invest in it. That basically guarantees that it wont, simply fade away. Opensource, guarantees nothing. Rendo/Bondware have an investment in Poser, going opensource could damage that investment, and that isn't a route that I would think they would want to go. They have a huge opportunity to get a return on investment with Poser, and going opensource is not part of that opportunity. It is a huge risk....

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