this. I always say this, the real credit for success of open source software goes to gcc (egcs for old timers) which allowed developers to make executable code

this. I always say this, the real credit for success of open source software goes to gcc (egcs for old timers) which allowed developers to make executable code unencumbered with NDAs & royalties. sometimes I wish somebody with deep pockets (or maybe a semiconductor company) were to buy an ailing EDA company and just opensource all these design tools things would move much faster for opensource h/w design.