this is funny... you can use the same argument for windows. So GTA04 is not totally free snd then we can all buy an huawey+android phone... Bye d
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <h...@goldelico.com > wrote: > > Am 02.03.2012 um 10:04 schrieb Timo Juhani Lindfors: > > > "Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller" <h...@goldelico.com> writes: > >> As far as I know, EAGLE 6 has a new XML format. So it should be possible > >> to convert the file using the free (beer) version to XML. And from > there to > >> any tool of interest. > > > > Ok. The summary seems to be that if somebody wants to see the GTA04 > > schematics they have to use non-free software, at least for the initial > > conversion step. > > No, I would not conclude that. One just needs to develop a file import > converter for any free CAD software, if it does not yet exist. OpenOffice > or LibreOffice e.g. has no problem reading Word/Excel/Powerpoint files. > > Or use the free(-beer) EAGLE once to do the conversion for the benfit of > all. We can upload any converted files to the same server. > > Another question is why we use EAGLE for development. That > has several reasons. One is that we have it, we know it, we know > its bugs and limitations, it works, it is stable, we have a big component > library. > > But the key argument is that it is challenging enough to develop > a GTA04 so that we simply don't want to develop/change tools unless > necessary because lack of functionality. We simply want to use > them and keep away from potential problems that don't improve the > result. The GTA04 would look exactly the same if it were developed by > using different tools... > > Nikolaus > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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