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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:41:52 +0100
From: Ivan Stankovic <pokemon AT fly DOT srk DOT fer DOT hr>
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On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 02:59:58PM -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:
>   At some point, complaining about potential badness becomes complaining
> for the sake of complaining.  We are dangerously close to that line here.

I'd say that particular line was crossed some years ago.  What we're seeing
now is a natural consequence.

>   It's clear that we need more development in both packages.  It's too
> bad for all of us that the primary drivers of previous development have
> gotten busy on other things...for years I've touted gEDA/PCB as being
> two of the most actively-developed packages I've ever seen.  That's not
> the case anymore.  This is just an unfortunate fact.  The projects NEED
> to have some time spent on them.  Constant resistance to any potential
> change, and no suggestions other than "scrap it and rewrite it all" are
> doing nothing but putting a damper on things here.

Absolutely agreed.

>   I could easily say a lot more, but I like and respect you, and I don't
> want to sound like I'm attacking you.

+1

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