Re: gEDA-user: gEDA just hit SlashDotOrg

[Bill Gatliff <bgat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Doty wrote:
> On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:44 AM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>
>   
>>> If you try to use a chainsaw as if it was a hand saw it will seem
>>> very clumsy.
>>>       
>> As someone who uses a chainsaw often, I find that analogy stupid[*].
>>
>> A chainsaw is a perfect example of what gEDA is *not*.  Anyone
>> familiar with chainsaws can pick up pretty much any chainsaw and do
>> most of what you'd need to do with a chainsaw.  Despite differences,
>> it's easy to figure out how to prime and start it, what the safety and
>> operational features are, and how to use it correctly.  Assuming you
>> know how to use chainsaws in general, of course.
>>     
>
> Yes, and that last sentence is my point. gEDA is a chainsaw in a  
> world of where most only know handsaws.
>   

Waitaminit, how did we get into a discussion on power vs. hand tools?  I
thought this thread was about improving the out-of-the-box gEDA experience!?

Gosh, miss a day and miss a lot... but I was only gone for eight
hours...  :)


b.g.

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Bill Gatliff
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