X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=8fvWxUbBANAt435d2h8pdD7QhXKUwQitsdXgLZujFcs=; b=brWkGh6LqEQ1M5oSWGLToUlZ8A0QrocyFPUbFrIvYRzw0b6tb1+vzlyImcZZYrusM2 78cJHyfThKoKUuDK6rJiWhrl34ijng8eWkkTOVecJ8kCnV9h2eqpYi8mBmPQP3TQDwaT BHoxmGU3VuWzL6ktab/ggjFL8gu0DoF0tlqXwWArLiEC0+z4tNLMAcgRcRgZUZLkC5Yg d4ugbEg/ufL9DnCF7RJXsfkHblpydFu52gOk20aOZs3/ptg/F+5O4zX/tebcEq9DkueP w/etMYRK7CCv+vjdfjLqEtNRyXFL1I2oTpooYgMCHUaMsjWIx2DKNqHwe7N4Qws7fmkK ihYw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.21.37 with SMTP id s5mr44332107lae.2.1436125284729; Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:41:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <559985B3.8070507@iae.nl> References: <1435510363 DOT 682 DOT 26 DOT camel AT ssalewski DOT de> <20150703030409 DOT 32398 DOT qmail AT stuge DOT se> <559985B3 DOT 8070507 AT iae DOT nl> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 19:41:24 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] gEDA/gschem still alive? From: "Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk Karl, "rigger" was meant to refer to the issues with PCB and it's architecture. On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 7:29 PM, myken wrote: >> Perhaps. I wonder how many people will take it as a call to action though? > > > I would like to. And believe me I tried, but I get lost every time. Without > any clear architectural/structure document telling me where is what and why, > there is a steep learning curve. The dual use of C and scheme doesn't help > in this regard. I tried contributing to PCB but that one doesn't seem to > have a architecture at all. Don't be offended, I am probably not smart > enough to grasp it. > > I have been following this tread with great interest, there is a lively > debate on which language is better, but for me the programming language > isn't the biggest problem, getting a clear view on the structure of a > program (gschem,PCB,gerbv,...) is. > > I wonder how many new developers have joined the last 5 years and made a > substantial contribution to the source code. > If there are many than I am really not smart enough and you should disregard > this message :-) > > Cheers, Robert. > > >> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 6:13 AM, Mitch Davis >> (mjd+geda-user AT hackvana DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] >> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Peter Stuge (peter AT stuge DOT se) [via >>> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: >>>> >>>> Stefan Salewski wrote: >>>>> >>>>> maybe my impression that geda/gschem usage and development is >>>>> nearly death is wrong? >>>> >>>> Look, open source software development can not die! I react quite >>>> strongly indeed to those who throw this ridiculous expression around! >>> >>> >>> Maybe that was his intention. If so, seems to have worked. >>> >>> (grumble troll grumble) >>> >>> Mitch. >> >> >> > -- Home http://evanfoss.googlepages.com/ Work http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/gf/project/epl_engineering/wiki/