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Subject: Re: [geda-user] [pcb] poll: burried/blind vias vs. pcb and pcb-rnd
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1. Zero.
2. In practice zero.

I am currently spending an hour or so on clearance each day.


On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:32:09 +0100 (CET)
gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:

> 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