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On Feb 15, 2017, at 10:23 AM, Dave McGuire (mcguire AT neurotica DOT com) [via =
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> Whilst I agree with this, and I feel that flexibility and =
customizability are great, this is once again a statement of your =
opinion.  In MY opinion (you didn't ask for it, but I didn't ask for =
yours either), gEDA's great success is that it's readily available, =
free, (sorta-)multi-platform, and I can...sit down and make circuit =
boards.

But why, in 2017, would a new user not choose KiCAD for that? What do we =
have to offer? KiCAD is a comfortable minivan for easy highway driving, =
while gEDA is a high clearance vehicle with manual transmission and =
transfer case for challenging conditions. Our strength is going the =
places KiCAD can=92t.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com



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