Future of kicad

[Alain PORTAL]

Hi,

A new kicad version will coming soon.
And I think it's now time to think about the future of kicad package.

kicad really lacks of component and footprint libraries (last upstream commit is 7 months
old and upstream seems to don't see the library bug reports (autism???)).

So, I think it will be a good idea to split the kicad package in two packages: kicad and
kicad-libraries, so, we will be able to provide new libraries without building a new kicad
package.

What do you think about that?

Regards
Alain

[Chitlesh GOORAH]

Hello Alain,

If upstream didn't update the component and footprint libraries, who
will provide you "new" libraries ?


regards,
Chitlesh

On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Alain Portal <alain.portal(a)free.fr&gt; wrote:
>  Hi,
>
>  A new kicad version will coming soon.
>  And I think it's now time to think about the future of kicad package.
>
>  kicad really lacks of component and footprint libraries (last upstream commit is 7 months
> old and upstream seems to don't see the library bug reports (autism???)).
>
>  So, I think it will be a good idea to split the kicad package in two packages: kicad and
> kicad-libraries, so, we will be able to provide new libraries without building a new kicad
> package.
>
>  What do you think about that?
>
>  Regards
>  Alain
>
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[Alain Portal]

Hi Chitlesh,

Le dimanche 10 juillet 2011 20:48:00, Chitlesh GOORAH a écrit :
>  Hello Alain,
>  
>  If upstream didn't update the component and footprint libraries, who
>  will provide you "new" libraries ? 
<voice mode "Barry White">You... and me !</voice> :-D

There are many kicad libraries available on the web:
- kicad users yahoo group (subscription needed to access to the files)
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/files/
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/files/Library/

http://kicadlib.org/
I don't know how work this webmaster, but I sent him a well featured library
(http://www.epcos.com/inf/20/20/db/fc_2009/MKT_B32520_529.pdf), all footprints with 3D,
more than 3 weeks ago, and I don't get any answer from him. And I just see he updated
his site 4 days ago ;-( 

So, if I can find serious contributors, I plan to create (yet another) web site to collect
libraries.

Regards,
Alain
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