[Ground-station] How are we set for layout tools?

[Robert McGwier]

I wish to say that the issue of which tool to be used should not be
dependent on cost or personal ability to pay.  Don't ask me more than that,
but you are entitled to guess all you want.

Bob



On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 9:00 AM Steve Conklin via Ground-Station
<ground-station at lists.openresearch.institute> wrote:

> +1 for KiCAD. I've used a number of EDA tools over the years, and
> transitioned from being a long-term user of Eagle to KiCAD. After what I
> thought was a reasonable period of frustration learning the new tool, I
> found that I'm way more productive with KiCAD. In particular, I don't
> consider it big deal now to create smbols and footprints when I can't find
> them. The incremental improvements that KiCAD has seen as a project are
> also really impressive, with any stability problems.
>
> I'm available to do smallish board design projects (or help with review or
> things like component libraries).
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 7:26 AM John Ackermann via Ground-Station
> <ground-station at lists.openresearch.institute> wrote:
>
>> Agreed... KiCad has come along tremendously and has support from several
>> significant players, including Digikey, which is important since Eagle
>> seems to be on a death spiral (at least for hobbyists) since the AutoDesk
>> acquisition and the switch to subscription pricing.
>> On Jul 27, 2020, at 12:19 AM, Bruce Perens <bruce at perens.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> CERN, among others, made a significant investment into bringing KiCAD up
>>> to speed. We are reaching the breakpoint at which it becomes a suitable
>>> replacement for proprietary tools. Whether that is the current release, the
>>> next, or one after is dependent on your application. I suggest that you
>>> give it a thorough evaluation.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>

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