Please let there be Blender Today again
I know It has been a decision from the Blender Foundation to end both the communities project as well as the Blender Today lives, definitively no judgement on that.
But the Blender Today lives were a really good oportunities we users had to get close with Blender Foundations itself and see updates and how the developments are going as well as asking our questions and get some answers, that, to me was something I always praised about Blender foundation.
Being this a weekly event that was really good to keep track and feel like we're getting together.
So that's my request, to let the Blender Today return if possible. Thank you guys and keep up the amazing work as always!
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I agree with that. Blender Today is a way to get closer to the Blender Foundation and feel somehow "part of the team". In the long run, this helps to bring new people who donate, new people who understand what Open Source is, and new people who eventually help with the code, etc.
Many things in Blender, like the right-click select, or other websites, are difficult to find for the general public. Blender Today serves as the first door to engaging more with the community, bringing new ideas, understanding the development, and knowing the work done at the Blender Foundation (because, again, people familiar with Blender know that they work a lot, but for someone new, how can they know the work behind the scenes?).
For me, if they want to remove Blender Today because it's time-consuming, I can somewhat agree. But why not look for an intermediate solution? Like, instead of every week, a stream every month (if Pablo or another member wants, of course). Or a 5-minute video every month highlighting some of the changes that have been made during that month?
Maybe Blender Monthly as a comprise haha, I bet Pablo is really tired of it but he did a great job for 250 episodes! 🧡