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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/11/2013 01:48 AM, Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo wrote:
> Hi Dick,
>
>      Thanks a lot for working on this task, even if I'm already out if windows too, I feel the windows user base 
> of KiCad is big, and it's healthy for us to get this done.. you're doing an awesome work at this, even being
> out of microsoft shit…
>
>      I'm so sorry that I didn't yet restarted on this task….
>
>     Even if I'm really willing to, my last week has been full of crap.. 
>
> 1) crashed server, ok…
>
> 2) one of our manufacturers from china made crapy pcbs (6 layers , class VI) which had 1% unconnected vias…,
> I really trusted them because we've been making lots of PCBs with them, all perfect… even better than in europe..
> not sure if they will wive us a solution…
>
>  and I'm responsible for this so I must remake them at other manufacturer..
>
> 3) Another client has sent back 5% of manufacturing units (100 units this time…) to be fixed by some problem
> yet undescribed, …. I must receive them by the week.
>
>
>
>
> 66% of my problems this week have come because of external providers, so I  must rethink how we do things,
> I see the end of china-manufacturing for us, I won't propose it to any client, and if they ask, ok, but at their own
> risk...
>
> Ok, I'm leaving to a local assembly company here, which will put our pcbs at X-rays, so we can at least accuse our
> pcb provider and let them offer us a solution.
>
>
> I want a vacation… 

I hope your luck changes for the *better* soon.  These are the times that make being a
business owner, well, special...