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["Lorenzo" <lomarcan@...>]

--- In kicad-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...> wrote:

> Learning it will take you a day or more, but it is worth it. Because it 
> is in Java and because the source is not available, I don't see a clear 
> path for better integration. Java Web Start works well for me on 
> Linux. After the first time, I usually run it simply by typing in

For me the problem is that it is in java :D unbelieavily heavy on resourcesand always fighting with the WM... on ratpoison it just doesn't work (keepflashing forever). And on most of my machines java isn't installed either :P

OTOH I concur that a 6-layer would be a hell to route by hand :D