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=googlemail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=CuzgnT6ZoCZu8NA/92QdxomlgNdsa2eWLggOxNi8YOM=; b=tvfhCVOyeeXpFDvXS4q1bEjFbVcW2JKR7QqyFk/54yiuhKkGcarhsAUNdMWISJQgsu m8JIdSFG0+Fe5MYRhaXqKLwtyH9h0PThzpT9MLiFjrBDj3Ak0loku7F6m36dKp2IYQ2I mk/y2nN9eS/p33p60ITTurbI+OXrtIq4UU4kjFruN6xBCytVWEHCO9tyNMBf0aD64fsA RqBPnOI9bW5XlmX+omo5zQNpziE1j4frOlVmR65cfodWqUtbC9Y6dCZAL1McZT63V/rM dTKgBD0uFkHsQjmwAR0Odscmr6DA3wWSJjeu9LpWosySt3Gj/4ouAIJbgp9dcE5EClG4 b1jQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=CuzgnT6ZoCZu8NA/92QdxomlgNdsa2eWLggOxNi8YOM=; b=BXgx1rDzFs7asCbrxJ1bWhnTUA11QP7M0mHBu8faCUXffS9xdQafejdLeM7s8byzt5 KOi+fJM2aBZORiPcEqELz2bKe8OI18UMRto+VwYoAKqbBhHJekp3ang3ahhNmrSG1xSn OSH6GMHvCTAEcmaUcfAhsB6d08ee4t8+XC6n1PFzgfKgovdF7h3mHQEgqox+dg1ZIDzN pWQ2WYxYbZGy5/kMXFk4spvPrGBgq4xdhy8wp4AJH71OWBIdFHDZYVUjsHylYhbY/cYm FdGN7vWUhrgSESfftf0Nrti11K6kQKOpBnGo2MBZQquueE86d+MKbHKfk8gX1Qqa+Fss L7OA== X-Gm-Message-State: AMke39nj+bkzOk+3p8UjavHuN0SPhSm6+HY7XBWd5eaepsXljofZ/rgnxisnNe1Xq7qoroEUizTFy+wM9St3Rg== X-Received: by 10.200.55.178 with SMTP id d47mr35930461qtc.60.1487182660488; Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:17:40 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: From: "Peter Clifton (petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:17:40 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: alternatives (was Re: [geda-user] New gEDA/gaf features) To: gEDA User Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1140dece3202f4054895b2e0 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 --001a1140dece3202f4054895b2e0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 15 Feb 2017 18:00, "DJ Delorie" wrote: John Doty writes: > But why, in 2017, would a new user not choose KiCAD for that? I tried Kicad once. I didn't like the way the GUI worked. I think many people have had that experience in the past. Perhaps this is less of an issue recently though, as they keep making huge improvements. > Our strength is going the places KiCAD can't. gEDA existed before Kicad - I would say *their* strength is going to the places that gEDA can't. Whatever the reason (and not that this is a problem of any kind), they certainly seem to have hit critical mass. Yay for open source EDA! (Surely this is a win for all of us who are interested in open source development tools being available and used. Peter --001a1140dece3202f4054895b2e0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On 15 Feb 2017 18:00, "DJ Delorie" <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> writes= :
> But why, in 2017, would a new user not choose KiCAD for that?

I tried Kicad once.=C2=A0 I didn't like the way the GUI worked. = =C2=A0

I think many people have had that experience in the past. Perhaps= this is less of an issue recently though, as they keep making huge improve= ments.

> Our strength is going the places KiCAD can't.

gEDA existed before Kicad - I would say *their* strength is going to = the
places that gEDA can't.

Whatever the reason (and not that this is = a problem of any kind), they certainly seem to have hit critical mass.

Yay for open source EDA! (Su= rely this is a win for all of us who are interested in open source developm= ent tools being available and used.

Peter

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