Re: gEDA-user: CERN goes for KiCAD

[Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DJ Delorie wrote:

> Which part?

The part where geda is falling behind in visibility, user base, 
developer base and as a consequence in quality.


> The part where CERN found an open source app they liked,

They did not seem to like any of the two candidates in the shape it
is now. 


> or the part where they're going to contribute to OSS?

CERN is well known for their contribution to open sourced software.
cernlib, paw, root are all GPLed to name just the big ones. They have
like 40 packages in debian attributed to them. And of course CERN
people literally invented the world wide web and gave it to the world 
to share. They even make their linux distribution available to all
(scientific linux)

A common denominator of CERN developed software is the tendency to do 
things "right" in the first place. Less eye candy, more efficiency and 
elegant structure. Try root and you know what I mean. And they tend to 
have a long breath. IMHO, this CERN style would have been a good match 
for geda.

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