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Subject: Re: [geda-user] The state of gEDA/gaf (Was gEDA/PCBs diversity, Was: Pin hole size)
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On Oct 29, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Britton Kerin wrote:

> John, I like gEDA for the same reasons as you, but everyone else is still
> right.  It will die if the new user experience doesn't get better.

Why would it die? The need for power tools will remain.

I haven't found it difficult to get people to adopt gEDA. But no layout person I work with is willing to use pcb.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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