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Re: FOSDEM biggest open-source Europen conference just finished

 

This sounds like an opportunety for a french key developer... And founder
of kicad....
 On 03/02/2014 11:40 PM, "Carl Poirier" <carl.poirier.2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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