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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb git down, new git repo available
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Vladimir Zhbanov:
> "karl AT aspodata DOT se [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> writes:
...
> > I can have it a few years, as long as I can afford the site, but after
> > that someone else have to take care of it if there would be any
> > interest. Considering the low mail volume on this list nowadays, there
> > is probably no interest.
> 
> There is Bert's repository on GH:
> - https://github.com/geda-pcb-developers
> 
> I know, Karl, you won't work with GH.

I don't need github since I have my own site.

>  However you could support Bert's
> efforts by sending patches to him.

I'm perfectly fine with using Bert's repo and sending patches to him, I
just didn't know about it. Since it is available there is no need for me
to have a public pcb repo so I'll remove it.

> I myself like PCB as I spent much time on it some time in the past, and
> there are parts in Lepton that are dedicated for it.  However there are
> reasons why I still cannot help much.  The program has to be ported to
> GTK3 or GTK4.  Otherwise it will be thrown out from main Linux
> distributions.  It's a lot of work, and I would need much more free time
> to spent to deal with the task, while I'm still digging up in 25-years
> old lepton code trying to do any progress.  Maintaining the 8 years old
> lepton fork has shown me that there are still lots of people silently
> waiting for somebody to continue the effort, and sometimes they even
> help :-)

I don't see the value in chasing gtk nor qt etc., motif is perfectly
fine for this.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar