Stefan Salewski wrote: > On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 11:28 -0700, Joerg wrote: >> We can bitch >> and moan about MS but the fact remains that by not having a ready-to-go >> Windows build gEDA alienates something like 99% of potential users. > > > My very personal view: > People not interested in Linux are not interested in free software at > all. They may be interested to save some bucks, but they may use illegal > copies with more fun than really free, open source software. > > People not able to install a multiboot system on their PC will not be > able to to build some fine electronics and to contribute to free > software. OK, they may contribute some stupid questions... >
IMHO that is fundamentally wrong. How many successful race car drivers these days do you think can disassemble and re-assemble a Ferrari engine _and_ tune it properly? I know several fine electronics engineers who are not at all versed in fixing a PC, let alone install an OS. In fact, this is the majority of top notch engineers that I know. > Gimp for Windows exists, but many people still use commercial software > (often illegal copies) for doing things that Gimp can do very well. > I have never illegally copied anything. Yet I was able to do everything needed in engineering with CAD, SPICE, word processors, MS-Works, some other programs and the stuff that comes pre-installed on a PC. Yes, I can install an OS and have done so but I am not particularly good at that, probably a lot worse than you'd be at it. Yet I have designed electronics that have sucessfully and profitably remained in production for more than a decade. Oh, and I've made a good living doing that, so far. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
