Mail Archives: geda-user/2016/07/23/11:32:20
On Sat, 23 Jul 2016, James Battat (jbattat AT wellesley DOT edu) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> Dear gEDA folks,
>
> I?ve used gschem/pcb for several (modest) boards now, and love many things about it.
> I do not love what I perceive to be deep friction and lack of cooperation among developers.
>
> It makes me wonder how long gschem/pcb will endure. And therefore I must decide if, as a user, I should invest any more effort to learning the platform and building up custom footprint/schematic libraries, etc, or instead transition now to another platform.
>
> This may be an unfair question to ask on this forum, but here goes:
>
> What do you see as drawbacks to KiCad (wrt gschem/pcb)? I?m on the fence about transitioning away from gschem/pcb. Why should I stay?
Joining the others, sharing my preference: I'd go for pcb-rnd and gschem
(for now). As long as there are bugreports on pcb-rnd I keep fixing them,
so the project doesn't die. If someone can collect and demonstrate real
user demand of a specific feature I am willing to implement it. There are
(and will be) alternative implementations of gschem too, so not all eggs
are kept in one bucket.
About KiCad vs. geda: I think geda and pcb are very good in being "unixy".
If you have a strong preference for this "unixy" way, I think this family
of software is probably still the best out there.
Regards,
Igor2
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