I agree strongly with Cirillo. The Kicad repository should only have user’s contributed libraries.
Taking Eagle parts, and converting them with a script might seems acceptable, but it will most likely a source of complaints from users, as they may not be 100% compatible with KiCad. I once used a converted part, and I had to manually edit it to make it acceptable. I will not do it again. We still have a lot of work to do to improve our existing library, so using Eagle library would be a huge undertaking. Just my $0.02, Jean-Paul AC9GH On Nov 5, 2014, at 5:16 PM, Cirilo Bernardo <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Javier Serrano > <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Kerusey Karyu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would like to make some sort of symbol libraries containing > > microcontrollers manufactured by Microchip. > > This made me think of a post I saw recently in the GEDA mailing list > regarding the use of Element14 Eagle libraries (which are freely > downloadable from the web) through an importer. The example they > showed was element14's Microchip library. Sorry if this has been > discussed in the past. I am not following these debates too closely. > Is there anything Kicad could use in there? I am also wondering if the > legal conditions would allow it. I ignore the licensing scheme used in > the element14 libraries. > > Cheers, > > Javier > > As a matter of simplicity I would not include any third-party converted > footprints at all. If individuals wish to download and use such data that is > their choice, but do not put such things into the KiCad repositories. > > - Cirilo > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
