Re: gEDA-user: Functional blocks and PCB format changes

["Windell H. Oskay" <windell@xxxxxxxxx>]

> But that is exactly what others have been saying, they are concerned
> about the file size they think they would get from XML... "I want to
> run PCB on my iPad", etc.

File size just means a bigger file to generate/parse.  Doesn't affect RAM
use significantly, which is the major limit for small devices.

This year's iPad has 16 GB flash, minimum.  Suppose that someone ports PCB
to iOS while they still make a 16 GB model (oh-so-likely) and that it were
allowed in the iTunes app store while containing GPL code (wanna buy a
bridge?).

Further suppose that there's a 10X file-size penalty for using XML.  Let's
call the file size a PITA if it reached (say) 10% of that, 1.6 GB. (Can
you even buy a USB drive that small anymore?)

So, the questions: Who here generates PCB files as large as 160 MB on a
regular basis?  And, if you answered "me," is this type of design one that
you'd prefer to edit on a small screen?

Seriously.  Does anyone actually think that XML would make a
non-negligible difference one way or another about whether you could run
PCB on any  forthcoming iXYZDroidBerry?  This argument fails the common
sense test.


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