On 06.09.2015 05:59, timofonic timofonic wrote: > I have some suggestions and ideas after stable release. Sorry if I > explain them wrong, I hope not! > > - Why KiCad depends on a practically dead project such as FreeRoute? > It's taken down by Zuken and even adds Java as a dependency, that's a > major annoyance. It's sad that FreeRouting is the only open source autorouter offering decent quality...
> * What about a similar plugin approach such as the defunct qautorouter? > * C-PCB looks promising too, maybe this developer would like some > support our contribute to KiCad in some way. I don't understand why some people rely so much on autorouters. None of professional PCB designers that I know (including myself) uses an autorouter... > > - What about remove *ALL* legacy code (in the UI stuff only?) and have > GAL only? Then remove cruft, debug, add missing features, optimizing and > provide some kind of faster software rendering. We'll get there, one day. Tom _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
