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On Thu, 2015-10-08 at 05:56 +0200, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
> > That's what we like to believe. But what if the full user base is
> not
> > that much larger than the subscriber list of the mailing list?
> Partly
> > serious. Are there any hints to realistic estimates?
> 
> I have the same impression.

I too. There may exist tools in the world with a large invisible user
base, mostly simple perfect working tools, maybe supported by fine
manuals or books. More complicated, advanced tools like gEDA/PCB/gnucap
generally generate user noise, which is reflected in forum or mailing
list traffic. I was the one that asked some months ago if gEDA is fully
death. Obviously it is not, but I do not think that it has more active
users than the persons posting in the last weeks. Have not count them,
maybe twenty? And not all of them are really using the tools currently.
I have not for last 7 years. Maybe there are indeed some invisible users
(a poll in a german forum gave 7 gEDA users recently -- well I guess
that are more persons that have someone tried it.)

So my guess is: 10 persons using it even for commercial tasks, 10 power
users using it more than one hour per week, and maybe 10 people using it
at least once each year.