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On Dec 29, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Kovacs Levente (leventelist AT gmail DOT com) [via =
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:43:17 -0500
> "Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" =
<geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>=20
>> gEDA is struggling for a lack of development and scheme turns off a
>> lot of wood be contributors. We need people who....
>> 1. Don't fight so much.
>> 2. Know about EDA software.
>> 3. Have time to work on the project.
>> 4. Know all the languages involved in the project.
>>=20
>> That is a lot to ask.
>=20
> Yes.
>=20
> gEDA is too conservative - I believe. gEDA states it is 'open'. It is =
open
> source, but the people are closed, and afraid of new technology.

Not at all. But don=92t break old tools: add new ones.

> We move on,
> or die.

You don=92t have to make unwelcome changes to extend the toolkit. That=92s=
 an advantage of a toolkit. Use it.

>=20
> I gave up convincing everyone that we need to change this and that.

Why not just write something? A new gnetlist back end or plugin. A new =
script to transform schematics. A new Scheme plugin for gschem. *Use* =
the power of the foundation rather than try to change it. When you do =
that, you don=92t have to convince anybody.

>=20
> I'm so tired of all this. I also have 1000 things to do. I also wrote =
some
> scripts for gEDA, and I fear that I have to throw them away... not =
because
> the project will evolve into something new, but because, I have to =
change the
> toolset.

That=92s part of my concern also. That=92s a strong reason for stable =
foundations.

>=20
> However, I think gEDA is still a good idea. A set of tools, =
communicating on
> well defined interfaces. I still think this is the way to go... but if =
we
> continue this endless discussions without any direction, we are going =
to do it
> for ourselves, just for its own sake, which makes no sense.
>=20
> Think!
>=20
> Levente
>=20

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com



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