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Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 01:39:37 -0400
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> The "heavy" issue is a red herring

The "heavy" issue impacts the difficulty in using XML as a toolkit.

> But I suppose it is better to re-invent the wheel.  There is no 
> reason to try to foster any sort of compatibility in file formats 
> between all the different CAD tools.

That's a real red herring, since nearly all non-free cad tools use
proprietary binary formats anyway.  There's nothing to be compatible
*with*.


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References:
- gEDA-user: Functional blocks and PCB format changes
  - From: Andrew Poelstra
- Re: gEDA-user: Functional blocks and PCB format changes
  - From: DJ Delorie
- Re: gEDA-user: Functional blocks and PCB format changes
  - From: Rick Collins
- Re: gEDA-user: Functional blocks and PCB format changes
  - From: Andrew Poelstra
- Re: gEDA-user: Functional blocks and PCB format changes
  - From: Rick Collins

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