> The only real way to do what needs to be done would have discussion amoung
> the _users_ of different software package about a particular feature.  That
> way all the users would get input from the people "in the trenches" rather
> than getting a benchmark done by employees of an EDA company who just MIGHT
> have some bias toward a particular package.
> Maybe more of a roundtable thing, maybe at one of the conferences???
>
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Hi all,

I have to respond to this.... I was a "volunteer" in the PCB Benchmark at
PCB Design West. This was NOT done by "employees of an EDA company who just
MIGHT have some bias toward a particular package". This was done by several
DESIGNERS from several different COMPANIES who use different CAD software.
There was eight of us plus Pete Waddell, who during phone conferences and
meetings listed what we wanted and NEEDED CAD software to do. Pete Waddell
put out a call for "volunteers" to participate in this. I believe it was also
put on this group. If there are short comings in the list of tasks we compiled,
then "volunteer" for the next benchmark. There were several items we had to
throw out because there was not enough graders to evaluate the task. I'm sure
that although we did the best we could under the circumstances, we probably
didn't think of everything. I can accept that. But I can't accept the
appearance that this was done by EDA employees.

Thanx,

John Sabo
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