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On 02/16/2017 08:50 AM, John Doty wrote:
>> First of all: I will start using the [dev] tag with my posts that
>> are most probably not interesting for users. I absolutely accept
>> the user demand for a separate -dev list, but I have no power to do
>> it. With the tagging I try to help users to ignore the development
>> threads.
>
> Years ago, we had a separate development list. It didn’t work well.
> Topics spilled over, threads got broken, people got confused.
>
> When you say “users”, I think you mean passive “consumers”, but gEDA
> has from the beginning been the kind of project where users make
> small contributions or customize the kit for themselves. There has
> never been a clear boundary between users and developers. This is our
> strength. Embrace it.

   Please listen, John.  I know you love to assert this over and over, 
but it's simply not the case that all users of gEDA are also developers! 
  It's also not the case that all non-developer users of gEDA are 
clueless children who want the handholding of KiCAD.

   I am but one example.  I'm an accomplished C programmer with nearly 
35 years of experience and hundreds of projects under my belt.  I've 
also been fluent in Scheme for about that long, but have used it far 
less.  But I am a USER of gEDA.  I love the toolkit approach.  I love 
the accessibility.  I love the scriptability.  I love the raw power of 
being able to drive my workflow with Makefiles, and I don't need or want 
a newbie-friendly click-and-drool lead-me-through-my-work program.

   But I am a user and lover of gEDA.  A longtime one at that.  My use 
case is NOT isolated.

   Good lord I'm getting to the point where I'm about to offer to PAY 
you to just fork gEDA, keep it standing still where you want it, and get 
the heck outta here.

               -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA