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[Phinitnan Chanasabaeng <phinitnan_c@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello Fabrizio,

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Tony,
> hi there, oh, this work sounds like something that everybody would
> agree is important, right?
>
>
I think it is important for the new lib to get accepted by other devs/users
before it will be created.
What I am working now is writing a guideline for symbol, footprint and 3D
model creation.
Once I'm done. I'll propose it to the news group for criticism. The final
approved work will be based on inputs from all of us.


> lib components are already shared via a bzr repository, are you
> proposing a better way?
>
> is it a bad idea to distributed lib components with kicad main repo?
>
> No, I'm not proposing any other distribution system but a guideline. Bzr
is a good place for this project.
To my knowledge, the main & library repo are separated now. I just created
a junk branch in library repo.
If in any case this project does not work, the branch will be just deleted.

Hopefully it will work. :)

Tony


> Regards
> Fabrizio
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 4:52 AM, Phinitnan Chanasabaeng
> <phinitnan_c@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > fabrizio, I would like to create a new library set for kicad. What I'm
> doing
> > now is defining standard, guideline, etc (drawing style, naming scheme,
> etc)
> >  for the library.
> > This works is due to, in fact, I (almost) never use current kicad library
> > which is, IMHO, lack of consistency, standard, not quite beautiful.
> > I use my own set of library (and I think many do). I think we should
> share
> > the library so we can improve library usability & variety.
> > I thought about improving the current library. But it can break any
> existed
> > design. Therefore starting a new library is better choice for me.
> > Simon, good idea. With user submitted libs, kicad library dev (could be
> > kicad-library-committer) can review if the library meet the defined
> standard
> > and merge to the main branch. One problem that came to my mind, where
> will
> > the submitted libs store?
> > Tony
> >>
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Simon Schubert <2@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Tony,
> >>
> >> On 11/03/2011 10:09 AM, Phinitnan Chanasabaeng wrote:
> >> > I'm current working on a new set of standard & guideline for kicad's
> >> > library.
> >> > This work will be based on previous discussions and any publicly
> >> > available standard.
> >> > I'll push it to launchpad
> >> > at lp:~kicad-lib-committers/+junk/library-experiment a long with
> >> > examples as soon as it is ready.
> >> >
> >> > I think with the new library, quality check should be taken more
> >> > seriously to ensure compatibility and correctness.
> >> > Please leave me any addition comment & suggestion so I can include it
> >> > in the guideline.
> >>
> >> I was thinking of adding an easy (i.e. integrated) way to kicad to
> >> submit + download library components, possibly with a way to rate the
> >> quality and add feedback.  Nothing over-engineered tho.
> >>
> >> User-submitted components wouldn't directly go into the "official" kicad
> >> library, but could maybe easily pulled over, once quality standards are
> >> met.
> >>
> >> What do people think?
> >>
> >> cheers
> >>  simon
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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