On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 10:02:48AM -0500, Phil Taylor wrote: > > Karel I agree that the s/n is an issue that geda/PCB faces. It is a real > issue. > > I do suppose though, that I would warm up to your comments about scrapping > gedasymbols (which isn't even your work) if you had some other recommendation. > > What are you doing, besides your salvos of improvement suggestions, to better > the symbol/footprint system for geda/pcb?
Drawing footprints. 2 days ago I drew DB9M connector footprint because the existing one wasn't indicating boundaries of the component in silkscreen line. On Ronja I have 13 footprints and one script to generate shielding rim footprints of various lengths and I would upload them somewhere if there was such a facility. I am regularly uploading gEDA symbols which I create (20 symbols from Ronja and probably some more from other projects) because there is a place where to upload them. CL< > > Phil > > > Karel Kulhavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 07:32:50PM +0100, kmk wrote: > > > Phil Taylor wrote: > > > > Karel Kulhavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I suggest also "Finally, a special-purpose website has been created to > > > >>distribute gEDA symbols and footprints: http://www.gedasymbols.org/, but > > > >>it currently needs donations." to be deleted from > > > >>http://geda.seul.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=geda:pcb_tips > > > > > > > > uhh, why not find out what's happening with that site ... > > > > Why? To increase the signal to noise ratio. See > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_overload > > "Large amounts of currently available information, a high rate of new > > information being added, contradictions in available information, a low > > signal-to-noise ratio, and inefficient methods for comparing and > > processing different kinds of information can all contribute to this > > effect." > > > > CL< > > > > > > Right now, the wiki seems to imply that www.gedasymbols.org is a place > > > where symbols created by users can be retrieved. Actually this is not > > > possible. This sheds an unfavorable light on the project as a whole. In > > > fact, when I first looked at geda and got to this dead end, I got the > > > impression that geda is one of these infamous abandoned open source > > > projects. > > > > > > On the other hand, there is > http://geda.seul.org/tools/symbols/contrib.html > > > If I understand Ales correctly, this is currently the way to go to > > > donate a symbol. > > > > > > > > > > instead of trying to censor a wiki? > > > > > > Well, it is not really a wiki. Outsiders like me cannot log in and > > > change the content. I'd be willing to improve the advice for newbies... > > > > > > ---<(kaimartin)>--- > > > -- > > > Kai-Martin Knaak > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Blog: http://lilalaser.dyndns.org/blog > > > >
