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From: smb@MIMSY.UMD.EDU (Steve M. Burinsky)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi
Subject: Re: Posting schematics...
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Date: 12 Mar 88 04:40:22 GMT
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One of the things that makes a standard a standard is that people agree
to use it.  Although EDIF may very well have some shortcomings,
it does provide all or most of the features everyone would like to see in
an electronic design interchange format (what's in a name?).

One way to get the CAD market to support EDIF is to create a demand for it.
Many examples of how this has worked can be cited.  Open standards win
over proprietary "standards" again and again.

HPGL, Spice, MacWhatever, etc. or a hybrid just doesn't fit the bill.  I
think it's worth the pain now.  Let's try to do it right the first time.

Steve