Totally agree with your point: > 2) 9 times out of 10, when I have to use a symbol, I have to make my own.
Even if I use a module from the library, I have to check it. It's better to find out in pcbnew if a footprint doesn't match rather than after etching and drilling a hundred holes. Just the other day I found that the TO220 module and the schematic didn't match, the Vin and GND pin numbers were swapped. This is off topic, but the only way I can imagine having a reliable library is an online server where users could up/download schematics and modules directly from kicad and others could leave feedback about the accuracy. -lajos On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <d...@softplc.com> wrote: > On 03/22/2012 10:06 AM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: >> Hello, >> if we look at what the GEDA guys do/did, I seem to understand that >> they licensed everything (software and libraries) under GNU GPL: >> https://github.com/bert/gschem-symbols >> >> Word-processor templates for open-source word processors are >> open-source tools like LibreOffice could be distributed under GPL >> without your final word-processor document having to be open source. >> >> Library components for an EDA software tool can represent (and often >> are) a great value and lots of work is often behind it. Such value >> makes it is worth protecting the libs with a proper license. >> >> I think we should continue this discussion without getting too excited. > > I agree. >> cheers >> fabrizio > > > Let me simply point out that: > > 1) in 5 years, even with its own repo, its own mailing list, and its own > team, I am not > aware of any significant impact on the KiCad libraries from contributors. > > 2) 9 times out of 10, when I have to use a symbol, I have to make my own. > > > Anything is better than this, including: > > a) deleting the KiCad library altogether from our project, thusly forming a > need that can > be fulfilled by a business or team according to its own charter, maybe a > subscription > service. I spend half my time in KiCad developing parts and footprint, at > least. This is > money. Because when I am not doing it, I'm paying somebody else to do it. > > b) farting in the wind. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
