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Subject: [geda-user] [pcb] poll: burried/blind vias vs. pcb and pcb-rnd
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Hi all,

after some more code reading I found a way to add support for 
burried/blind vias in pcb-rnd with reasonable effort, without first having 
to rewrite everything and/or inventing new file formats. This could be the 
next big feature in pcb-rnd.

My only problem is that I do not really feel the need for this feature and 
I don't want to spend time developing features that wouldn't be used. I am 
not sure about other users, tho. If you are interested, please answer 
these questions with yes/no, unless specified otherwise (comments are also 
welcome after the yes/no). You can send your answer in private if you 
want to reduce list traffic. I will collect answers this week and will 
publish anonimized results.

Please focus on answering the questions - see disclaimer at the bottom; I 
will ignore posts that attempt to derail the thread and encourage everyone 
else to do the same.

Note: "you" means personally you, not your friends or subcontractors.

POLL:

1. How many of your boards REQUIRE burried or blind vias? [percentage]

2. How many of your boards could BENEFIT burried or blind vias? 
[percentage]

3. When your board REQUIRED them, do you more often find a workaround to 
stick with pcb instead of switching to another design tool? [yes/no]

4. When your board could BENEFIT using them, do you more often find a 
workaround to stick with pcb instead of switching to another design tool? 
[yes/no]

5. Have you ever tried pcb-rnd? [yes/no]

6. Would you try pcb-rnd if it offered blind/burried vias? [yes/no]

7. Would you consider switching to pcb-rnd if it offered blind/burried 
vias? [yes/no]

8. Approximately how many boards have you done so far with pcb 
(pcb mainline/branches/forks included, using gschem/gnetlist not 
required)? "1 board done" means you had one or more physical copies of the 
board. [rough estimation, positive integer]

9. Approximately how many boards have you done with other packages? [rough 
estimation, positive integer]

10. What OS would you prefer to do your pcb layouts on (assuming your 
favorite layout tool is/would be available on it)? [one of: (GNU/)Linux, 
*BSD, OSX, windows, other; if you like more, select the one you would 
spend most time on!]



ANTI-NOISE DISCLAIMER: this mail has nothing to do with:
- gschem/libgeda/gnetlist;
- pcb file format preferences;
- programming languages;
- VCS, development workflow preferences;
- integration vs. toolkit;
- "how broken pcb is";
- "how perfect geda/gaf is".
If you think you've found a part that does have a connection to any of 
these topics, please DO NOT reply to that part or make a new thread 
with a new subject and move the specific part there.


TIA,

Igor2