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> DJ while those are all really good ideas my impression of the PCB
> source is that it would take a lot of work to implement. I want to see
> that blue sky doc ... <snip>

DJ's blue sky ideas are collected here: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/

> ...but in the meanwhile things like copper arcs in
> footprints and keep out zones for solder mask would really help out
> more. I am pretty sure I am not the best programmer here but to me it
> makes the most sense to fix the more basic limitations and then figure
> out how to do what you are suggesting.

>It would be nice to have a draft of what the future PCB file format
> would look like building off of what we have now instead of
> reinventing the wheel.

Maybe you are interested in these:
http://wiki.geda-project.org/pcb-projects
http://wiki.geda-project.org/pcb:roadmap

or more general geda/gaf development information: 
http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:developer

 Bas
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