i always prefer GPL/BSD, but even still i'm a long time fan of Intellicad. i tried some of their winelib ports and saddly i had better luck just running the W32 versions with the latest wine deb. a true Linux port would be nice. phrostie Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of DOS and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings. --- On Tue, 2/24/09, Emiel van Rossum <> wrote: > From: Emiel van Rossum <emiel@> > Subject: [cad-linux] Re: test > To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 6:30 AM > Hello all, > I have just read the following statement on the closed > bricscad forum: > *We have some delay in the rewrite, but not dramatically. I > hoped we could > finish it end of 2008 (ref. #23), but it will be closer to > end of March or > mid April. Removing all MFC classes is really a huge task. > As promised the native LINUX version is then our next big > thing and the > majority of our CAD team will be involved. We expect some > serious research > will be needed in the area of printing and plotting, which > makes it > difficult to estimate. Within 6 to 8 weeks - when we tackle > the native LINUX > version on full power we will get a better look at it, bit > by bit. > I have no problem to update you all from time to time along > that process and > when impatience gets untenable you may remind me. But do > not doubt - we stay > committed. * > > This is the only news i have on the cad and linux subject. > > Best regards, > > Emiel > > 2009/2/24 phrostie <pfrostie@> > > >