Hi Joerg -- It's fun to see that you're back on the geda e-mail lists! Welcome back! We thought you had defected to Kicad. :-(
> Ok, I don't want to diss the "Linux way" of doing things here, just want > let you guys know how most circuit design engineers out there work. *snip!* I think that the perspective you bring -- with your long experience -- is invaluable. Therefore, please don't be dissuaded from explaining on geda-user how you think an EDA tool should work, since it's quite educational. Your e-mails always generate a lot of traffic on the lists; please don't be put off by the amount of debate you produce since it's all healthy. I don't know if you have been following the gEDA Project's recent history, but we have some interesting developments underway. First, gEDA has partnered with the Linux Fund to push developemnt of PCB further along. People and organizations can donate money to the Linux Fund which will be used to pay our resident PCB guru DJ Delorie to add significant improvements to PCB, making it easier to use for novice and advanced layout engineers. He'll also add important features for professional level use. Before this work can happen, enough donations must accumulate at the Linux Fund that work can begin on the project. If you really are interested in helping gEDA along (and also adding to your own credibility amongst the developers), you might consider donating some money to the Linux Fund's PCB project: http://www.linuxfund.org/projects/pcb/ Paying developers to write code is a time-honored way of making features get added to any software project. Don't hesitate to use it! ;-) Second, gEDA will participate in the Google Summer of Code project again in 2009. In this project, Google will pay university students to work on one or another of the gEDA tools, usually implementing new features. If you know of any smart university students (maybe you have kids?) who would like to get paid to hack gEDA over the summer, feel free to point them in our direction. We are currently beginning the search for quality participants. Maybe you know somebody who could implement your desired feature over the summer? Wouldn't that be a win-win if they got involved with the gEDA Project? Cheers, Stuart _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
