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>>stevek+(OP)
I don't understand what this actually means or any implications of this other than the IP being transferred which would prevent Mozilla from shutting it down and the community having to fork under a new name and to also allow monetary donations. Is the long term goal for a foundation like this to eventually hire full time devs?

>>jetti+4f
The trademarks being transferred is the primary implication right now.

Part of why we've been discussing this so long and not made moves yet is that there are a lot of things that a foundation could do, like hiring devs. But we're unsure what we would want to commit to it doing. Hiring devs has some big advantages, but also a lot of disadvantages too. For now, we're focusing purely on the trademark ownership part, as a sort of MVP.

>>stevek+ih
> Hiring devs has some big advantages, but also a lot of disadvantages too.

The Blender Foundation has been employing devs for, like, forever -- they're (usually) the ones who fix all the little things since everyone else wants to work on 'more cowbell'.

Maybe shoot Ton Roosendaal a friendly email or something as he has years of experience in this matter?

>>UncleE+LK
The project group is aware of the Blender foundation, but I appreciate the tip!