On Tue, Feb 01, 2022 at 12:04:18AM -0500, Richard Stallman wrote: > > > > Are you using "designs" with a different meaning? -- RMS > > > From my experience the word "hardware designs" usually refers to > > schematics only, > > Does it include schematics of chips > as well as schematics of boards?
Just a data point. From my 20+ years professional experience of an electronics engineer, hardware design usually includes schematics, layout, assembly drawings and instructions (if any)---virtually all documentation used to produce the device. > so i would argue for more specific term to include > > gerber files and everything relevant. > > I agree. > > What word can we use instead of "designs" to make it clear it includes > these? > > How hard is it to make a layout, given a schematic? The layouts for a device is typically harder to make than its schematics; the gerber files (technically, gerber + drill files) are made automatically from the layout in its source code form.
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