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On Tue, 2015-07-07 at 10:20 -0700, Edward Hennessy
(ehennes AT sbcglobal DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> To increase the number of developers on the project, we would need to
> find people interested in EDA, willing to contribute to open source,

Yes, I have to admit that there is really not much hope.

All FOSS development seems to have dried out in the last 10 years. Linux
kernel contribution is now mainly by companies, not by independent
people. GTK have very few developers left. For KiCad Mr Hollenbeck
retired, and the remaining Kids seems to generate much noise, but do not
contribute much value. Cern? I dont't know. Qucs? Maybe theory is too
difficult. Fritzing? Have not heard much about it in the last years.