Re: gEDA-user: I am such a troll for posting to slashdot

["Bert Timmerman" <bert.timmerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Luciani
> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 2:34 PM
> To: gEDA user mailing list
> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: I am such a troll for posting to slashdot
> 
> Without a Windows port you will have a beginners interface (and
> documentation) but
> no beginners ;) I have talked to a lot of people at the 
> Arduino Users Group and at dorkbot and the majority are 
> Windows, a fair number on MAC and a few on Linux.
> 
> Eagle has done excellent marketing. Seeding the university's 
> with Eagle has enabled it to spread rapidly. Grassroots local 
> support is available in a lot of areas.
> 

FWIW,

Just my EUR 0.02 on the subject.

It all makes sense.

Basically the same strategy Autodesk used in the 90's with AutoCAD, "leak"
some cracked versions into the tech university world and the harvest is
payed licensed versions when those students land in the Corporate world, and
Autodesk has become a market leading company this way (with it's resources).

It's not too late to outdo Eagle or any other closed source app, only a
*huge* effort needs to be made.

As it is now we can't even setup a decent mirror system for stuff without
donations, and even donations sponsored source improvements go slow (LF).

The "scratch-your-own-itch" attitude won't work in this playfield, we need
resources, sponsors etc.

Kind regards,

Bert Timmerman.



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