Cheap EDA Bundle?

[Chris56000]

Hi!

This bundle seems to be offered in various sizes and prices:–

http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=232654276312&category=41859&pm=1&ds=0&t=1542055310205&cspheader=1

Any good or is just a collection of free/open–source ware you can collect together yourself? Anyone used it?

Chris Williams

[SiliconWizard]

Yes this is only a collection of open source software, barely renamed.

Qucs, TInyCAD, KiCad, FidoCadJ and others... you can easily find all of those online.

[bd139]

This is the underpants gnomes thing again.

1. Collect XXX
2. ?
3. Profit!

XXX = open source software
? = sell on ebay at silly markup and wait for a dumbass to come along.

Viable business model actually. Why didn't I think of it.

[ataradov]

But who would realistically buy that? Who buys CADs without trial period?

[CatalinaWOW]

The link didn't list a price, but if it wasn't too much this might actually make sense.  For a couple of reasons.  First, there are many of us with limited internet bandwidth.  A DVD worth of software could be worth a fair amount.  Second, and don't know if this applies to this package, but various flavors and types of freeware often doesn't play well together.  If they have assembled cooperative pieces and/or knocked the rough edges off it could be worth paying for it.  That is what most distros of Linux do and many of them charge some nominal fee for a DVD.

Also if the price is low enough you don't really care about an evaluation copy.  Your time doing the evaluation is pretty valuable too, and adding a few bucks to that doesn't change the investment much.

[Chris56000]

Hi;

The item I linked to in the first post of this thread is offered for sale about £18 with free postage!

I'm fairly sure I saw at least one or more of the screenshots shown in QUCS in the advert that used to be on Quasar Electronics's Website for the complete package (£115!) they once offered but I can't find any pics at the momentt!

Chris Williams

[chrisl]

It does look like a viable business model actually...  someone is making $.


https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=Collection+-+CAD+PCB+Electronic+Electrical+Printed+Circuit+Board+Design+Software&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

[ataradov]

Yes, it looks like eBay user mtsoftwaresolutions has 4300 items for sale, all of which are bundles or individual copies of open source software.