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Evan Foss wrote:
> I think the thing of value here is the algorithms not the code. Would
> it not be better if someone translated it into C?
>    
Exactly my plan.

Now too find some spare cycles ...

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman.

> 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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