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[Javier Serrano <javier.serrano.pareja@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Brian Sidebotham <
brian.sidebotham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It's really nice that you've put so much effort into explaining where you
> are coming from and what you are prepared to do for KiCad. Thank-you for
> taking the time to put the email together and letting us know.
>

Thanks! (also Miguel Ángel) It's really good to feel welcome. Just to tell
you something more about our vision: our section has roughly half of its
people working on hardware design, and the other half on software, mostly
Linux device drivers. When I looked at the kernel hackers I, as a hardware
designer, was very jealous (in a good sense) of the freedom they enjoy for
sharing, getting peer reviews, the flexibility they have to work with
companies without risking lock-in, etc. This is what I would like for
hardware designers as well. I don't know how close we will get to that
ideal, but we are going to give it a good try.

Cheers,

Javier