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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Freerouting finally free (GPL3)
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I think the thing of value here is the algorithms not the code. Would
it not be better if someone translated it into C?

On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 5:14 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire AT neurotica DOT com> wrote:
> On Apr 10, 2014, at 3:34 PM, al davis <ad252 AT freeelectron DOT net> wrote:
>>> On Apr 9, 2014, at 10:26 PM, al davis <ad252 AT freeelectron DOT net>
>>>> We need to make our stuff useful to everyone.  Not just
>>>> advanced  programmers.  Lots of pro PC designers can't
>>>> program at all, and have no idea how circuits work.
>>>
>> On Thursday 10 April 2014, Dave McGuire wrote:
>>>  Respectfully, I must disagree.  I believe anyone who is
>>> using electronic design tools should be capable of
>>> downloading a file and following a four-or-so-line
>>> installation procedure.
>>
>> If it really is a four-line procedure, not a problem.  The issue
>> is when it becomes unnecessarily complex or doesn't work as it
>> should.  Unfortunately this situation is quite common.
>
>   Not while installing the Sun JVM it isn't.  Been there, done that, dozens of times on several OS and hardware platforms.  No muss, no fuss.
>
>> So have you installed and tested freerouting yet?
>
>   Me??  No.  I route my boards by hand.  I mean, I'd be willing to try it, but in the best case I'd wind up with fully-routed but ugly boards.
>
>                  -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA



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