CEILING FALLS ON BLENDER CHAIRMAN, TON ROOSENDAAL

Ton Roosendaal looks up to the rafters to see who dumped stuff on him

During a Blender Foundation conference, Blender Chairman Ton Roosendaal mentions Autodesk as he explains the topic of the Blender code ownership. Then he states the following:

Autodesk has a slogan: DON'T BLEND IN. STAND OUT. See photo. Yes, that is Ton Roosendaal in the photo. He looks 6 foot 5 inches tall.

What people don't know maybe... is that the Blender Code is not owned by the Blender Foundation.

As soon as he finishes that sentence, debris from the ceiling start to drop on his head as if someone had diliberatly pulled a string tied to a bucket that was centered exactly above his head. Was it Team Autodesk? Just kidding. I hope not.

Ton will wear a hard hat to his next Blender conference

See photo: Ceiling falls on Ton Roosendaal

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20 hours ago

What idiot tried cell fracture IRL?

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Shared on Google+ • 21 hours ago

Ton Roosendaal gets hit by ceiling at Blender Conference

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1 day ago

Wow scary stuff, glad your alright Ton! Autodesk tried to take ya out but ya too fast for them!!! :)

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1 day ago

Autodesk! Hilarious! Glad you're ok.

3 days ago

Probably a user of Max.

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3 days ago

Wow, very close. Sorry, it wasn't us :-). Good to see no harm done though

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Shared on Google+ • 3 days ago

Nothing serious. It's just a bug in the Fracture Modifier. ;) Hey, +Ton Roosendaal, we're glad you're safe.

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3 days ago

Fuk that was so close.

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Shared on Google+ • 3 days ago

Conspiracy theories :p

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3 days ago

Autodesk lol !!!

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3 days ago

rigid body simulation

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3 days ago

not for those who watched closely, was scenario! :D

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Shared on Google+ • 4 days ago

hilarious

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4 days ago

"Blender code is not owned by Blender Foundation" yeah, but it's GPL, you don't own it too.

4 days ago

Conferences are dangerous, but fortunately in this case, not deadly. Happy that we still have our glorious leader among us :)

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4 days ago

Blender crashed!!, lol.

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4 days ago

Muy bueno el programa pero no se puede hacer que aparezca en español? gracias!!!

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4 days ago

VFX created in Bender?

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4 days ago

so sad :'(

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4 days ago

A demo of the new Fracture Modifier? Jokes aside, he's lucky to escape uninjured.

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Wer kennt das noch nicht? Er wurde von einen Stück der Decke getroffen!!

4 days ago

the ice bucket challenge ^^

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2 days ago

concrete challenge*

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4 days ago

Rule number 1: You do not talk about who owns the Blender Code.

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4 days ago

+kilbeeu You had me flinching there for a minute! ;-)

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2 days ago

so that's what happens if you do..... O.O

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4 days ago

"Increasing market share threats from the blender foundation causes autodesk employee to hide in roof ducts"

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4 days ago

Autodesk say : Next time will be head shot.

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4 days ago

the assasssination..failed

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4 days ago

Wouhaou ! A tuto please ;)

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Shared on Google+ • 4 days ago

Oh man! This is funny! I hope +Ton Roosendaal wasn't hurt! I love how he handled the situation, though :P Did you know Blender's source code is not owned by the Blender Foundation? Now you do! :) One of the video comments (some of them are hilarious): Luckily, Blender is more stable than that ceiling!

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4 days ago

Nothing serious. It's just a bug in the Fracture Modifier. ;) Hey, +Ton Roosendaal, we're glad you're safe.

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4 days ago

¬¬ autodesk attempt

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13 hours ago

Hope someone got that into the Bug-o-meter before this...

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4 days ago

Autodesk!!!Blame Autodesk!!!

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4 days ago

Next up they are showcasing the new fracture modifier branch, so this will give the audience something to compare it to. ;)

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4 days ago

One of the things the Blender Institute handles is "risky projects", such as open films and standing in that specific spot.

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2 days ago

yeah, the second one is much more risky though.

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4 days ago

oh snap! we gotta protect Ton!

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4 days ago

OKAY!!! Who forgot to tell Gawd to change the left mouse button all you need to do is go to preferences?

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4 days ago

Fortunately, Blender is more stable than the ceiling

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4 days ago

Autodesk owns the ceiling.

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2 days ago

good to know xD

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4 days ago

Lol

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4 days ago

MAn Down!!!

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4 days ago

Lol. Maybe this funny happenstance will get people who don't know what blender is, interested in it now.

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4 days ago

Now I can't stop wondering - who IS the code owned by?

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4 days ago

The community. No single entity owns it. All users are free to do whatever they want with it, even change the code and redistribute it, as long as the license remains unchanged.

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