Re: gEDA-user: fritzing

[Stefan Salewski <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2009-05-10 at 11:43 +0100, Chris Smith wrote:
> Stefan Salewski wrote:
> > 
> > It's hard for me to imagine an engineer who can not install an OS, when
> 
> The issue is not their /ability/ to install, but whether they should be
> /forced/ to install an OS.

I am forced to read and write in english language to participate to this
list ;-)

But seriously:

Nobody is forced -- but if somebody is interested in FOS he can install
an FOS operating system beside his commercial one.

I have installed a Windows partition on my two Linux Boxes -- I nearly
never use that, but I may i.e. if I get important data from someone
which I can open only with Windows. But I do not complain about it, at
least not too much. 

>   FOSS is all about freedom of choice; freedom
> to choose the best tools and OS for a given situation -- and not just
> the freedom to choose a *nix OS, but also the freedom to choose
> something else.
> 
> I find it ironic that the FOSS community is so outspoken on the evils of
> vendor lock-in, but will happily accept it if it forces people to use
> FOSS OS's.  In my eyes, forcing people to install Linux to use $TOOL is
> no less evil that forcing people to install Windows to use MS Office.
> 

I think most gEDA users and developers will be happy if someone makes a
fine Windows port. But this is work, and most have other priorities.  

> > Of course gEDA for Windows would mean more users. But would those
> > additional user contribute something to the project?
> 
> Who knows?  But more Windows users will probably lead to more Linux
> users, who would contribute.  Engineers (IME) rarely work in complete
> isolation, but need to share and collaborate with other Engineers; since
> a very large percentage of Engineers use Windows, the lack of gEDA for
> Windows actually forces Linux users away from gEDA.
> 
> I am about to start work on a project with another engineer who uses
> Windows.  I would dearly love to use gEDA for this project, however I
> respect his choice of OS and thus we will be forced to use something
> like Eagle instead.
> 
> Chris
> 

Why not KiCAD? It IS available for Windows and Linux! And as Joerg told
us it is fine.

"I like FOS, but only if it looks and behaves identical to my current
commercial software." I can understand this desire, I am lazy too.

Best regards

Stefan Salewski




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