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Re: gEDA-user: fritzing
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.
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Regards, Joerg
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