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Re: launchpad blueprints

 

Hi Fabrizio!

The list is hidden by default to avoid spam bots from crawling and adding
spam... not perfect anyway.

Pads are like notepad sheets, you can create a new one, work (multiple
editors allowed),
and then publish your link anywere (the blueprint itself or any other
place).

Pads have timeline, and you can go back and forth in the timeline
interactively.




Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo
+34 636 52 25 69
skype: ajoajoajo


2013/10/2 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>

> Miguel,
> very interesting. Where is the list of all Pads? what exactly is a Pad?
>
> Regards
> Fabrizio
>
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Miguel Angel <miguelangel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > Working over there, for just in case anybody wants to test :)
> >
> > http://pads.kicad-pcb.org/p/python-qa-tests
> >
> >
> >
> > Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo
> > http://www.nbee.es
> > +34 636 52 25 69
> > skype: ajoajoajo
> >
> >
> > 2013/9/15 Miguel Angel <miguelangel@xxxxxx>
> >>
> >> I have setup something, to use along with the blueprints (almost wrote
> >> footprints... erhmmm..)
> >>
> >> http://pads.kicad-pcb.org
> >>
> >> Nice to write little specifications that can be linked. Real time
> >> collaborative, and has a chat. Runs on nodejs.
> >>
> >> Data is stored in a mysql that's backed up weekly with the whole
> website.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo
> >> http://www.nbee.es
> >> +34 636 52 25 69
> >> skype: ajoajoajo
> >>
> >>
> >> 2013/9/15 Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sep 15, 2013 8:43 AM, "Miguel Angel" <miguelangel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > 2013/9/15 Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Sep 14, 2013 3:46 PM, "Miguel Angel" <miguelangel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Checking our blueprints, they look more like a wishlist.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > What do you think of dumping the list, (wget -r  > .zip > dev mail
> >>> >> > list) so we don't forget about the good ideas that we can
> transpose later
> >>> >> > into the wishlist (under the bug report system).....
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > then closing them all -but for the really planned features, of
> >>> >> > course-, and then start from 0  ?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > 2013/9/14 Miguel Angel <miguelangel@xxxxxx>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> Yes, this is +/- the idea, in this project they set milestones,
> and
> >>> >> >> use the blueprints to keep the focus, or track of the decissions:
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Blueprints
> >>> >>
> >>> >> When I last looked, launchpad's blueprints did not support
> >>> >> discussions.  Do they now?  Without that  I found them pretty
> worthless.
> >>> >>
> >>> > Yes, something to allow comments in them would make them much more
> >>> > useful, I missed that too...
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > When I've seen people using them, they provide the link to blueprint
> >>> > during any discussion regarding the feature, and people keep track
> of the
> >>> > important details in the blueprint itself, so you don't have to
> re-read a
> >>> > long discussion on a feature planning.
> >>> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> ""  A bug is a description of a problem, and a blueprint is a
> >>> >> >> description of a solution. ""
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> "" Keeping their status current is critical to the success of the
> >>> >> >> release and the project as a whole. It avoids unnecessary
> reporting, pings
> >>> >> >> and discussions, and keeps everyone on the same page. ""
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I don't think so.  The project has never suffered from lack of ideas
> >>> >> or direction, only from lack of lines of code.  Those come from
> qualified
> >>> >> man-hours.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > I agree, but I'm wondering if we can get more of our hours&mans, or
> >>> > even get others joining on the workforce if we provide little
> implementation
> >>> > plans (1-2 pages) with every feature idea we register.
> >>> >
> >>> > Starting to work on a software like KiCAD can be hard for the newbie,
> >>> > but sticking to a plan, can ease it..
> >>> >
> >>> > I'd like to give it a try on my next propositions, once the python
> >>> > documentation is ready I'd like to propose on:
> >>> >
> >>> >   0) Some QA proposition to keep the scripting side tested (and
> plenty
> >>> > of examples).
> >>> >   1) Scripting refactor: to make the implementation cleaner, and
> easier
> >>> > to grow.
> >>> >   2) Pluggable FILE IO scripting modules.
> >>> >   3) Pluggable scripting modules to add context menu actions on
> pcbnew.
> >>> >   4) 2nd round to make footprint wizards better.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >> More than enough wishlist items, blueprints and suggestions.
>  Keeping
> >>> >> track of them seems to have no effect on lines of code per month.
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> > Dick, do you mind if I give it a try, cuddle them for a while, and
> see
> >>> > if it is for good or a worthless effort?,
> >>>
> >>> No I don't mind.  It cannot be harmful, even if it proves unhelpful.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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