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["Paul \"LeoNerd\" Evans" <leonerd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:34:53 -0400
Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You are a little late to the party.  This has already be discussed and
> most likely will be part of the new schematic and symbol library
> formats. 

Woo. :) Then I shall eagerly await what will arrive...

> I just haven't had time to update the file format documents.
> However, this still does not prevent you from shooting yourself in the
> foot.  It only allows you to do so more conveniently.

Oh absolutely. There's always the possibility to make a mistake - I
just want the flexibility to allow what I want. I'm always a fan of

  "Any system designed to prevent idiots doing something stupid will
   inevitably prevent an ingenious person doing something clever."

Conversely, a system so flexible and configurable to allow a wider
range of uses is always more open to misuse. That comes with the
territory. As KiCad is a tool primarily aimed at engineers, I think
we'd value that flexibility more than any perceived level of safety
from mistakes. If I want to shoot myself in the foot, it's still my
foot, right? ;)

-- 
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans

leonerd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.leonerd.org.uk/  |  https://metacpan.org/author/PEVANS

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