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Subject: Re: [geda-help] What about pcb 3D?
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Great,

im Happy about the movement in pcb.
PCB is my favorite tool. 
I like it, and i hope, it will get more useful.

Thanks




Am Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:57:10 +0200
schrieb "Bert Timmerman (bert DOT timmerman AT xs4all DOT nl) [via
geda-help AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-help AT delorie DOT com>:

> Milan Prochac (milan AT prochac DOT sk) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> > On 28. 7. 2016 20:00, Vladimir Zhbanov (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com) [via 
> > geda-help AT delorie DOT com] wrote:  
> >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 07:33:34PM +0200, Milan Prochac 
> >> (milan AT prochac DOT sk) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> >> ...  
> >>> There is still work in progress (not very intensive due lack of 
> >>> interest).
> >>> Simple height definiton (combined with automatic outline
> >>> detection) is also
> >>> on task list.  
> >> Don't expect much interest...  
> >
> > I do not expect too much interest, but I also do not expect so
> > active rejections from devs... Export  filters really do not hurt,
> > they do not touch rest of codebase and can be easily carved out in
> > case they become unmaintained. And few users could benefit from 3D
> > export filter for 3 years already...
> >  
> >> ... and don't anticipate many users/developers will help you until
> >> your code is released. Then you'll perhaps have some feedback.  
> >
> > It resides in my maintained private branch (it's much better than
> > lot of unmaintained LPxxx branches), because it was rejected in
> > 2013, 2014... not my patches, but the whole idea of OpenSCAD
> > exporter (in favor of STEP exporter) and due announced "significant
> > HID rewrite"...
> >
> > It's common habit that some patch or new feature is placed  in
> > LPxxx branch and then rot there. First releases of OpenSCAD filter
> > can be found there too.  But it is impossible to maintain too much
> > separate LPxxx branches, which never find their way to mainstream.
> > That's why I collected all my work in one single maintained private
> > branch.
> >
> > So what you expect from me to "release the code"?
> >
> > I really do not have time to fight with key holders, who refuse any 
> > improvements to keep the PCB mainstream compatible with their
> > outdated private branches. I think that problem of PCB is not the
> > lack of new developers, it's fear of them.
> >  
> >> I was thinking you're already in the gEDA developers team on
> >> launchpad. I hope some of the pcb developers would add you to the
> >> team (if you want, of course), and that you already have the
> >> developer privs in the pcb repository. Is it so?  
> >
> > No, I am not. I have only "junior" access.
> >
> > Milan
> >  
> >> If not, then ... Hey, Pcb devs, what do you think of this?
> >>  
> >
> >  
> Hi Milan,
> 
> I will review and test the OpenSCAD exporter (before?) this Sunday
> and if all goes well merge into master.
> 
> I hope you will assist me when problems and/or bug reports arise ;-)
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Bert Timmerman.