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[Alexander Lunev <al.lunev@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK. I think we can rely on a preserved copy of the file in the Kicad repo history where from it can be recovered in case of unavailability of the file in the origin (http://www.pcadbegin.webtm.ru/schetchik.php?scach=1). New demo files are fine, however CK1202_V1.pcb, as I said, is still used for regression testing in case of pcad2kicad source code modification/enhancement.

Best regards,Alexander.

    On Monday, February 22, 2016 10:41 PM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
 

 Le 22/02/2016 20:07, Alexander Lunev a écrit :
> Hi all, I do not fully understand why this file should be removed. 
> Jean-Pierre, initially YOU suggested me to upload 1 or 2 demo board
> files to allow developers to test pcad2kicad import (see your e-mail
> dated 28-Jun-2012). I considered your suggestion reasonable and tried
> to search for demo files in the Internet. I found only one here:
> http://www.pcadbegin.webtm.ru/schetchik.php?scach=1 To commit this
> demo file, first I requested a permission from the author, Andrey
> Manin. I got his permission by e-mail on 06-Aug-2012. As I uploaded
> that demo file, it has been already using for regression testing.
> 
> Best regards, Alexander.

Yes, I remember, and thanks you to take the time to find an available
test file.

Looks like sometimes, Linux maintainers are picky about licenses.

Because the license of this file is unknown (no info about this license
on the Andrey Manin's site)  and to avoid questions about licenses of a
few files again and again, I removed it although I am thinking there is
no problem about the license of this file.

(An other doc file was removed for this reason)

 However the link to this file is in the file
pcbnew/pcad2kicad_plugin/files.txt.

We also have now a few other files available on the kicad bug tracker,
so this file, which was very useful for testers some times ago, is now
not so important for tests (it was more important when the plug-in was
written).

-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS