Re: [myhdl-list] MyHDL marketing at Python Conferences

[Jan C. <jan...@mu...>]

On 21/04/11 18:02, Christopher Lozinski wrote:
    . . .
> I had thought that we should be exhibiting at FPGA shows.   Those are
> the guys who need better tools.  But the results are underwhelming.  It
> is better than nothing, But I now believe that does not lead to a big
> jump in users.   MyHDL is really ready for the python conferences.  I
> assume that there are way more python developers than FPGA developers.
> And I believe that MyHDL makes them comfortable doing hardware, whereas
> it makes the hard core FPGA engineers uncomfortable.    So big benefit
> to python developers, a risk is perceived to FPGA engineers.  So perhaps
> our efforts should go into the python conferences rather than  into the
> FPGA conferences.  Live and learn.
Most of this seems to be unsupported by evidence, speculative, and 
wrong.

    . . .
> It has been suggested I am just a marketing person.
    . . .
> It has been said that I do not understand hardware development.  That is
> true.  I am learning.  I will get it.  I always get my software to
> work.   I am comfortable making mistakes.   Please be patient.
Ok, so please send me your first go at changing that simple adder 
demo into a subtracter.

> I will get to being a MyHDL developer, but there are other more
> important things to do first.  Like build the community.   This is a
> long term project for me.
What community? How can you build the new new community of python 
hardware developers if you do not understand the methods they will 
need to use yourself?
    . . .
>
> Comments appreciated.
Who are the "we"?  Sounds like a right royal wee to me.  Now who's 
taking the piss?

Jam Coombs