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Subject: Re: developer excitement? was Re: [geda-user] gEDA/gschem still alive?
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 10:08 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>
>> I work on PCB when I'm designing a PCB and need something changed.
>> Sorry to be practical, but if I don't need any new pcbs, I'm not going
>> to do any development.  I have other things that are higher priority
>> for me.
>>
>> What we need is for people to want certain features bad enough to
>> "own" them in the official repos, and then gather like minds to work
>> on those features.
>
> I am trying to find a way to bring back the higher level of engagement
> the project once enjoyed. I see your point but coding something that
> inspires no greater response is kind of a waste.
>
> People have over the last few years coded stuff but none of it has
> pulled in the community in a meaningful way. I think that had more to
> do with what repo they used.

Exactly. DJ acknowledges here that PCB is not a priority for him, which is
fine and understandable, and its a real question whether its enough of a
priority for anyone that they would be willing to manage a more aggressively
integrated repository.  But if there is such a person they should take over.
The way things are now a bunch of work gets started and just quietly dies
without ever getting seen by anybody.

The topo router is an example sort of, sounds like its going to go off with
Stephan's private Ruby rewrite of gEDA.

Britton