Thanks JP for the feedback. Universities are a great place for potential new users to be introduced to KiCad.
On 2/9/2017 6:42 AM, Chris Pavlina wrote: > Awesome, thanks for sharing! It's always nice to hear such things. > > On Thu, Feb 09, 2017 at 07:50:36AM +0100, jp charras wrote: >> >> >> >> -------- Message transféré -------- >> Sujet : KiCad >> Date : Wed, 8 Feb 2017 18:00:48 +0000 >> De : James Falbo <[email protected]> >> Pour : [email protected] >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Dear Jean-Pierre, >> >> I want to thank you for your vision with KiCAD. You should be very proud of >> the platform and tool it >> has become. Electronics hobbyist finally have a free limitless package they >> can use to layout their >> own PCB -- of a variety of sizes and layers. I lead the Electronics Club at >> the University of Akron >> (in Akron, Ohio in the US) and I’m going to teach the engineering students >> how to use your KiCAD to >> make schematics and layout their own PCBs so they can become more hands on >> engineering students. >> I’m not sure what “Ki” stands for but it is a nice easy name to remember. >> I suspect it’s an >> abbreviation of a French word. >> >> >> I especially appreciate how most options are shown on the side bars of the >> KiCad screen. That makes >> it easy. Last night I made my first schematic part (a microchip part) and >> got a bit confused about >> how to properly save it in a new library, but it all worked out. It was >> quite easy to make the part! >> >> >> Anyhow, I just wanted to say thank you from abroad and let you know that >> hobbyist in Ohio are using >> your software. You may not know this but Thomas Edison was born in Ohio, >> about 1.5 hours west of >> here. If he was living in modern times he too would be using your KiCad! >> >> >> James Falbo >> >> Agratronix >> >> VP of Product Development >> >> Electronics Cub Mentor >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
