Dave McGuire wrote: > On May 8, 2009, at 2:28 PM, 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. > > This is nowhere near true anymore. In fact, I'm not sure it ever > WAS true. Every Windows machine that I personally know of spends 10% > of its time getting reinstalled and 90% of its time playing games. > Even in my relatively recent circle of completely nontechnical local > friends, almost none of them are running Windows anymore. >
We seem to live on different planets :-) > Catering to the least common denominator will paint gEDA as a > least common denominator package. Not doing it will keep it from becoming as successful as it could be. > ... Not to mention open the floodgates > to a slew of dumb questions from clueless Windows people. Do you > really want to deal with that? > I do that on a daily basis in hardware design. If we don't help the next generation grow up technologically, then who will? Yes, I do get asked why a transistor croaks when reverse Vbe exceed 5V but I politely explain that, every single time. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user