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My two cents as an on again off again user:
1. My main attachment to geda is laziness, i.e. I don't use it enough to
have developed a sentimental attachment to it, but I use it enough that
it would be bothersome converting to another package.
2. Every time I have worked on the gschem code, the wanna-be c++ nature
of it has set my teeth on edge. But then if I had my way it would be
written in QT instead of GTK.
3. I have found the wiki to be quite out dated and have resorted to the
code more often than not to figure out how to do something.
4. The reliance on multiple languages (c, scheme, python) is annoying
and makes it more difficult to work with. In my view the scripting
languages should be more of a add-on rather than part of the core. All
my coding has been with gschem/gnetlist so I can't speak about pcb etc.
from that direction.

With that said, I will probably keep using it since I tend to not
upgrade my OS/machine very often. So if DJ shuts down the server i will
just keep my own local copy and work with that. I am one of those that
is not particularly upset about no new releases since if it ain't broke,
don't fix it. But I can understand that it uses up resources that could
be put to better use.

If anyone is interested I have the server space that I could put gzips
of the code on. That way it would still be available without the trouble
of putting it on github, etc.

End of an era <sigh>

DJ Delorie wrote:
> No significant commits in years.
>
> No releases in years.
>
> Subprojects moving away, or forking.
>
> Mailing lists are oddly quiet.
>
> Risks are arising about dependencies on obsolete toolkits.
>
> Nobody seems interested in maintaining it any more.
>
> I'm contemplating pulling the plug on the 12 year old server and
> calling it a day.
>
> Anyone want to argue otherwise?  ;-)
>
> (and if you do, you'll likely end up owning it ;)
>
> DJ
>

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