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Re: FOSDEM biggest open-source Europen conference just finished

 

What if we crowd-funded the travel expenses?


On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I agree with you.  It would be nice for KiCad to have representation at
> FOSDEM.  I would like to go but I cannot justify the travel expenses out
> of my own pocket (not to mention using vacation time).  I cannot speak
> on behalf of the other EDA projects out there but I imagine they are in
> the same situation.
>
> Wayne
>
> On 2/3/2014 2:00 PM, Miguel Angel wrote:
> >
> >     I really believe that we must organize something for next FOSDEM, I
> > hope we have a future with
> > real open hardware, and open EDAs are mandatory for this to happen...
> >
> >     Also it's a good opportunity to meet.
> >
> > ---
> > irc: ajo / mangelajo
> > Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo
> > +34 636 52 25 69
> > skype: ajoajoajo
> >
> >
> > 2014-02-03 Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>>:
> >
> >     Hello Guys,
> >     just a quick mail to say that I have been to FOSDEM 2014 in Belgium.
> >     Program here:
> >     https://fosdem.org/2014/schedule/days/
> >
> >     Well, the conference was quite interesting with session dedicated to
> >     embedded SW and HW but no presence of any EDA SW stuff.
> >
> >     Despite FOSDEM being the biggest open-source conf. in Europe there
> >     were no presentation of PCB manufacturing tools or similars and I
> >     thought of maybe asking you guys your opinion about it.
> >
> >     Next year it would be quite interesting to try to organize a session
> >     about it and maybe invite the major developers from: Kicad, geda,
> >     freepcb, eagle, others?
> >
> >     Best regards
> >     Fabrizio
> >
>
>
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