Re: gEDA-user: Building geda under Windows

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 4, 2005, at 9:24 PM, Bob Paddock wrote:
> Like it or not gEDA and PCB need to run on Windows, even if it is 
> under Cygwin
> and/or Mingw.  While Windows is certainly more evil that all other 
> platforms,
> it should not get any less treatment than any other platform.

  Eh...people are moving away from Windows in droves.  Those who stick 
with it will be left behind by the rest of the modern software world, 
so why should gEDA be any different in that regard?  Ten years ago I 
may have agreed, but nowadays the use of Windows is shrinking, not 
growing.

  I think we need to find a way to sneak a gEDA-supported platform into 
your workplace. :)

> Seeing good non-Windows EDA applications on Windows is good marketing 
> to get
> everyone on board to move to a way from Windows.

  Seeing good software on non-Windows platforms is yet another reason 
for people to dump Windows, while making it available on Windows 
provides no motivation to do so.

         -Dave

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