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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Proposing a New Hierarchical Data Structure?
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On 22 December 2015 at 04:39,  <gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu> wrote:

> Nope. As far as I understood, we are considering the very first step of a
> roadmap. The first step is about how to pick a file format or data
> structure. Peter proposed a specific standard and listed a lot of pros.
>
> My point is only this: not having the standard freely available is a con
> that we should not ignore.

This is true.. and I've pointed one of the key players in the AP210
standard at this discussion thread, to see if any impact might be made
on the situation.

Personally, I doubt we can change the situation... the ISO is big and
ugly, and we are _tiny_.

If anyone had doubt about the reality of this, open source EDA is
almost irrelevant in the "real world"... no-one cares, and our desire
to see / use / contribute to a particular standard will not likely
result in anything.

It would be nice to change that (make open-source EDA more relevant),
but it will take a lot of time and effort. We would first need to get
over the under-developer-resourcing, the identity / goals arguments
(AKA "community problems")  gEDA has had in the past, and we will need
to learn how to cooperate and collaborate with other open-source
projects (like KiCAD). We (open source EDA) need a MUCH bigger
mind/market share to effect change.

Peter

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