Re: gEDA-user: PCB footprint mapping

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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 <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 07:32:50PM +0100, kmk wrote:
> > > Phil Taylor wrote:
> > > > Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
> > > kmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Blog: http://lilalaser.dyndns.org/blog
> > 
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