On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:35:13 -0500 DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Are there any pcb prototyping manufactures that sponsor PCB/gEDA. > > The folks at 4pcb.com were very helpful when I was working on fixing > the gerber exporter. Their tech guys answered many emails and > explained their end of things; if you want to "reward" support for > PCB, they're the only ones that come to mind. When you submit your > job, tell them "I chose your company because you helped make PCB > better. Thanks!" Others may have other suggestions; 4pcb was the > first company I dealt with so maybe everyone is that helpful. I'll look into them. > > > I'm working on a new project for a client, and I would like to use > > someone who supports Open Source Software if practically possible. > > But as for supporting PCB's output, most of them support it just fine, > because the industry uses an open standard - gerber - so it doesn't > take much effort to "support" pcb that way. There are a few that > don't fully support gerber, but we've been working on changing pcb to > accomodate those too. > > I've used 4pcb abd pcb-pool and both had no problem with pcb's output, > although, to save money, I transcribed the gerbers into gcpreview for > pcb-pool. I should clarify. Support, as in, aids the Open Source Community, not compatibility. Thanks, -Lares
Attachment:
pgpbkxE0fF24a.pgp
Description: PGP signature
_______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user