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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks!

Adam Wolf

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hey Adam,
>
> Thank you for representing KiCad at Maker Faire SF.  I wish I could join
> you.  Maybe one of these years I'll be able to make it.
>
> Take a look at the version 5 road map[1] for ideas on what the goals are
> for the next stable release.  Please keep in mind that this is the goal,
> what actually will get implemented remains to be seen.  As for the
> user-facing Eeschema changes, we hope to GALify (at least an initial
> pass) and get the new file format implemented which will change the
> library management code more along the lines of the Pcbnew.  Maybe we
> will get few features like gate/pin swap implemented and don't forget
> Tom's board update feature (no intermediate netlist file required).
> Feel free to borrow any of my 2016 FOSDEM presentation if it helps.  It
> should be available on the FOSDEM website.  If not, let me know and I
> can send you a copy of it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wayne
>
> [1]:
>
> http://ci.kicad-pcb.org/job/kicad-doxygen/ws/Documentation/doxygen/html/v5_road_map.html
>
> On 5/9/2016 10:13 AM, Adam Wolf wrote:
> > Hi folks!
> >
> > Once again, I'm doing a presentation on KiCad at Maker Faire SF.  It's
> > in a few weeks, and I'm looking for ideas on what to include.
> >
> > The idea, in essence, is a yearly report on KiCad, focussing on what's
> > recently happened, and what's in the near-term roadmap, but there are so
> > many people who have absolutely no idea what KiCad is, that there's a
> > few slides in the beginning that are basically the same every year.
> >
> > Previous things we've talked about are the improvements in pcbnew, the
> > then-upcoming release, and the fact that we had nightly builds on lots
> > of platforms.
> >
> > I'll still cover most of these things, but much abbreviated.
> >
> > I plan on talking a bit about the 3D work.  Do we have a good handle on
> > the upcoming eeschema changes, especially user-facing things?
> >
> > Any other thoughts/suggestions?
> >
> > Adam Wolf
> > Cofounder and Engineer
> > W&L
> >
> >
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