RE: gEDA-user: strange build failure

["Adrian Nania" <Adrian.Nania@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

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.

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.

Adrian

-----Original Message-----
From: geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ales Hvezda
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:23 PM
To: gEDA user mailing list
Subject: Re: gEDA-user: strange build failure 

Hi,

[snip]
>It is possible for some good Samaritan to compile for windows and make 
>available all the updated gEDA packages?
>

I've had the "make the Windows port available" discussion many many
times (both virtually and in person).  Just this last week I was talking
to another OSS developer (for a totally different program and
*significantly* (100x to 1000x) larger user base) and he stated that the
moment they released a Windows binary: the whining, the complaining,
cluelessness, and general jerk behavior increased *a lot*.

Right now I am absolutely thrilled with the quality of the users and
discussions on the mailing lists and I have no intention of crashing a
good thing. 

								-Ales



_______________________________________________
geda-user mailing list
geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user


_______________________________________________
geda-user mailing list
geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user