On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Adrian Nania wrote:

I do believe for more than 98% of people working with electronic
components it is not possible to install and use the latest gEDA
version. The endless compiling errors and flavor dependencies are
unbelievable.
Yeah, we can always google around and after many hard
working weeks have an installation method working for just a few days
before some "justified" changes in name or settings.

Actually, it compiles and installs easily, as many have found.  If you
had a different experience, that's too bad.  If you have a
constructive suggestion to make, or have an install issue to raise,
we'd like to hear about it -- politely.  If you're just feeling
cranky, well, go kick your dog and don't post to geda-user.  We're not
interested in your rants, and they make you look bad to boot.
Remember, this list is archived, so from now on people Googling you
will find your strange rant.

On the other hand, many times we do not have access to a Linux box.
Windows is unfortunately or not the single available desktop in many
places. Now, I do not believe Windows users are jerks. Usually they are
forced to use Windows.

Please remember that gEDA is an open-source project, and is the
creation of volunteers who offer this software to the wider world for
free.  The developers only work on gEDA for fun.  If you want a
windows port, you have the following options:

1.  Try doing it yourself.
2.  If you can't figure it out for yourself, ask *nicely* on the list,
and maybe somebody will do it for you if it looks like fun.
3.  If that fails, you can pay an open-source developer to do it for
you.

Otherwise, you're SOL.  The developers of gEDA owe you nothing, and if
they don't want to devote their time to a Windows port, you're on your
own.  Anyway, its very presumptious of you to think that we will just
jump to it and create cost-free software for you because you asked.

It is quite normal to end up with many "jerks" when you open your
product to a few thousands more people. Just ignore them because for
each jerk speaking to you are 1.000 good people on your side.

I agree with Ales -- a Windows port would open the
floodgates to hords of whining clueless fools.  Why should we subject
ourselves to that?  Supporting the clueful users (and there are quite
a few) is already a big job which we do exclusively for fun.  Better
to keep the barrier to entry a little high since it's not fun to
support the clueless -- particularly without any compensation.

Stuart


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