On 14/11/2013 07:12, DJ Delorie wrote:
> Mitch Davis <mjd@...> writes:
>> If you use gEDA, God help us all.
> You'd probably get more customers if you don't insult their tools, too.
>
>
I don't really understand this hate on a tool (or those who use it),
I've found gEDA very useful and without it I wouldn't have been able to
produce half of the boards I have done. Sure, you have to invest more
learning time than some of the commercial tools, but investing that time
has its benefits (understanding the PCB file format which is plain text
lends itself very handily to scripting certain processes). I really
appreciate a tool that allows me - a hobbyist - to create 4 and 6 layer
boards without costing multiple thousands which I can ill afford and at
the same time having documented and open file formats.