Re: gEDA-user: PCB lib.

[Chad Robinson <crj@lucubration.com>]

Xtian Xultz wrote:
> yes, you are. What I think is, if the footprints you designed have a standard 
> definition, the name of the footprint must agree with the standard. Then, you 
> can contribute with these design to the project. The problem is to contribute 
> with a footprint named "little_connector_with_32_pins_with_shine_bubbles", 
> this will make the design a nightmare...
> IF the footprint doenst have any standard, then it can have any name...
I completely agree, and unfortunately many of the footprints in the library 
are just like this. There's also a lot of crossover - there are like 6-7 
different 0805 resistor footprints. It would be nice to consolidate these.

Somebody needs to "own" the libraries and force quality control. In my 
experience that's the only way to make this happen. Is there a maintainer just 
for the libs?