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Compared to other software packages from Cadence, Mentor, or Synopsys, gEDA may not be as advanced and sophisticated than other packages. However, gEDA is becoming increasingly useful to a lot of people because of the following reasons. | Compared to other software packages from Cadence, Mentor, or Synopsys, gEDA may not be as advanced and sophisticated than other packages. However, gEDA is becoming increasingly useful to a lot of people because of the following reasons. | ||
− | * | + | * Absolutely Free |
− | * All files and source code are available via the GPL | + | * All files and the entire source code are available via the GPL License. |
− | * | + | * Independence from any vendor. Since all gEDA tools come with full source, you can make any modifications to the tools, as loong as your follow the terms of the GPL. |
− | * Stability: bugs are investigated immediately | + | * Stability: bugs are investigated immediately ans fixed in a timely manner. |
− | * Runs on as many platforms as possible including GNU/Linux. | + | * Runs on as many platforms as possible including GNU/Linux and numbeous other UNIX systems. |
− | * Strives to be | + | * Strives to be documented |
* All software components of gEDA/gaf are released under the [http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2] | * All software components of gEDA/gaf are released under the [http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2] | ||
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== Downloading gEDA == | == Downloading gEDA == |