Even Linux users can use LTspice via wine.
>In my experience it is very well behaved.
>Now if i could [get] gEDA running i could really compare the two.
> JosephKK
Stuart Brorson recently noted the existence of a Knoppix-like CD by Dirk Eddelbuettel which contains gEDA.
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*.Knoppix-like.CD.with+gEDA+Quantian+aren't-mentioned+zz-zz+*-distro-*-*-providing-open-source-scientific-and-engineering-apps+qq+Dirk+included.apps+on-it+VERY.COOL+uu+Make-that-*-*news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.comnews: snipped-for-privacy@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.comAnyone wanting a test drive of the gEDA suite can just boot to the CD.
For folks running Windoze boxes (who can't figure out how to install gEDA), using this additional piece of open source software may convince them that an all-open-source box is do-able.
**Notes skeptical looks from crowd**