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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 06.09.2015 05:59, timofonic timofonic wrote:
> I have some suggestions and ideas after stable release. Sorry if I
> explain them wrong, I hope not!
> 
> - Why KiCad depends on a practically dead project such as FreeRoute?
> It's taken down by Zuken and even adds Java as a dependency, that's a
> major annoyance.
It's sad that FreeRouting is the only open source autorouter offering
decent quality...

> * What about a similar plugin approach such as the defunct qautorouter?
> * C-PCB looks promising too, maybe this developer would like some
> support our contribute to KiCad in some way.
I don't understand why some people rely so much on autorouters. None of
professional PCB designers that I know (including myself) uses an
autorouter...

> 
> - What about remove *ALL* legacy code (in the UI stuff only?) and have
> GAL only? Then remove cruft, debug, add missing features, optimizing and
> provide some kind of faster software rendering.
We'll get there, one day.

Tom