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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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> Unfortunately, the default library of symbols and footprints went into
> some kind of deep freeze about ten years ago. There seems to have been 
> major fights over the way the library should be designed. As a result,
> the default symbol lib is minimal to the point of hardly being useful
> for actual day to day work. When I did my first steps with geda in 
> autumn 2005 there were still repercussions to be felt on the list. 
> And there were hints to better not touch this topic. People who 
> complained about the lib were encouraged to roll their own.
> 
> In my humble opinion, geda popularity could improve, if there were a
> default library of symbols and footprints that are useful for the most
> likely work-flow.

When last we talked about this, we agreed that you would be in charge
of fixing this problem...