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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know it's noisy but I want developer input on this as well as website
developer input.  I think the developers have a right to know how their
work is being used and have a say in it.  The CERN folks may want some
say on this as well and I'm not sure they see the website mailing list
stuff.

On 11/2/2015 2:49 PM, Mark Roszko wrote:
> I opened the issue on github earlier
> https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-website/issues/85
> 
> It would be so much nicer to have the discussion on github rather than
> the dev list with all the random noise unrelated to the website.
> 
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> We should define some kind of policy for this.  It doesn't have to be
>> complex.  I would say the requirements should be as follows:
>>
>> Open (by license) Hardware Projects:
>>
>> Minimum: The board file can be downloaded so that it can be modified.
>> Preferred: The entire project should be made available for download and
>> KiCad should be mentioned on the project website.
>>
>> Commercial Products:
>> Minimum: KiCad mentioned on product website or donations made to project.
>>
>> Here's my thinking:
>>
>> For open hardware projects, if the board and/or project files are
>> available, then we should add them to the made with KiCad page since
>> it's obvious by the files that it was designed with KiCad.
>>
>> For commercial products, they should directly mention that they used
>> KiCad to design their product or donate to KiCad via CERN.  Otherwise,
>> we are giving them free advertisement which doesn't make any sense.  I
>> don't think it's unfair to ask a commercial project to mention us if
>> they want us to mention them.
>>
>> Documenting this will eliminate any whining about why someones pet
>> project or product did or didn't make it on our made with KiCad page.
>> It's best to clearly define this to prevent issues.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 11/2/2015 11:10 AM, easyw wrote:
>>> Hi Wayne,
>>>
>>> not all the boards from myriad are made with kicad...
>>> For what I've looked at, the 3 ones (and most recents) I linked are made
>>> with kicad... and are quite complex and interesting ...
>>> As i pointed out in my previous post I tested them with my 3D MCAD kicad
>>> StepUp script...
>>> Some of them are stacked and the script can give a user friendly way to
>>> check the mechanical assembly...
>>> Moreover for DigiRed they have done also a 3D enclosure design and in
>>> that case the script can be very useful too ;)
>>>
>>> Anyway I would suggest to link all the 3 ones, as it has been done for
>>> numatp's boards
>>>
>>> Maurice
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2 November 2015 16:22:49 CET, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     I'm fine with adding them to the website but you probably should use the
>>>     links directly to the individual board websites rather than through the
>>>     myriadrf.org <http://myriadrf.org> website.  The reason I am suggesting this is I don't know
>>>     if all the boards on myriadrf.org <http://myriadrf.org> made with kicad or just some of them.
>>>
>>>     On 10/31/2015 6:34 PM, easyw wrote:
>>>
>>>         Hi Mario,
>>>         you can find some nice and complex RF boards at
>>>
>>>         https://myriadrf.org/projects/
>>>         https://myriadrf.org/projects/page/2/
>>>
>>>         https://github.com/myriadrf/RASDR/raw/master/DigiRED/hardware/v1r3/KiCAD/DigiRED_v1.0.kicad_pcb
>>>
>>>         https://myriadrf.org/app/uploads/2014/10/rasdr2-with-usb3.jpg
>>>
>>>         https://github.com/myriadrf/Novena-RF/raw/master/hardware/v1/VIA_OFF_PAD_v.1_r.10/KiCAD/MYRIAD_RF.brd
>>>
>>>         https://myriadrf.org/app/uploads/2014/10/Novena-and-Myriad-boards2.jpg
>>>
>>>         https://github.com/myriadrf/STREAM/raw/master/hardware/v2/v2r1/KiCAD/Stream.kicad_pcb
>>>
>>>         https://myriadrf.org/app/uploads/2015/03/Stream_MRF1_1024w.jpg
>>>
>>>         https://github.com/myriadrf/Parallella-RF/raw/master/hardware/v1.2/KiCAD/MYRIAD_RF.brd
>>>
>>>
>>>         I used some of them to test my kicad StepUp script
>>>         http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/
>>>
>>>         IMO they should be added to 'made with kicad' web site section...
>>>
>>>         :)
>>>
>>>
>>>         On 31/10/2015 21.59, Mário Luzeiro wrote:
>>>
>>>             Hello all,
>>>
>>>             Does anyone have some complex board designed in kicad to share?
>>>             (complex == big, lots of tracks, holes, layers, etc?)
>>>             I was thinking in CERN designs, but there is a huge list
>>>             here I wasn't
>>>             able to find nothing:
>>>             www.ohwr.org/projects <http://www.ohwr.org/projects>/
>>>
>>>             Any help? thank!
>>>
>>>             Mario
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