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Date: | Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:15:39 -0400 |
Message-Id: | <201406300315.s5U3FdVv018557@envy.delorie.com> |
From: | DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> |
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In-reply-to: | <loqk85$ja5$1@ger.gmane.org> (message from Kai-Martin Knaak on |
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:06:44 +0200) | |
Subject: | Re: [geda-user] Silkscreened component values, mailing list, and gEDA development |
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> Unfortunately, the default library of symbols and footprints went into > some kind of deep freeze about ten years ago. There seems to have been > major fights over the way the library should be designed. As a result, > the default symbol lib is minimal to the point of hardly being useful > for actual day to day work. When I did my first steps with geda in > autumn 2005 there were still repercussions to be felt on the list. > And there were hints to better not touch this topic. People who > complained about the lib were encouraged to roll their own. > > In my humble opinion, geda popularity could improve, if there were a > default library of symbols and footprints that are useful for the most > likely work-flow. When last we talked about this, we agreed that you would be in charge of fixing this problem...
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