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Summary

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pcb-rnd
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+ is a flexible, modular Printed Circuit Board editor +

historically is a fork of PCB +

is an informal part of the geda project +

features a lot of small and large improvements and bugfixes + + +

Version Control svn://repo.hu/pcb-rnd/trunk +
Download source releases +
Comments, feedback, patches live chat with the developer
or mail to: pcb-rnd (at) igor2.repo.hu
Mailing list: pcb-rnd (at) list.repo.hu (send a mail with subject: subscribe) +
Contribution and support + How to join or contribute +
We are looking for help. +
Do you have a feature request? + +
Key features + editor for multilayer Printed Circuit Boards +
scriptable in 10+ different scripting languages +
parametric footprint generation, web footprints +
modular code with a flexible plugin system +
fits well in a UNIXy workflow +
supports CLI and server applications +
active development, frequent releases +
friendly and efficient developer and user community +
predictable development cycles +
compatible with KiCad and gEDA/PCB + +
Suported platforms + Linux desktop (various distributions, from source) +
Mac OS X +
Arch Linux (user package) + +
IRIX 5.3 +
(Likely: any 90's UNIX system with motif) +
Screen resolution as small as 800x600 +
GUI options: motif/lesstif, gtk +
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What is -rnd?

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RaNDom + When it started, it used to be a random collection of small fixes and improvements. We got much further than that by now. +
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RespoNsive Developers + Developers try to respond on user needs, adding features that are actually needed by current users. +
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+ Response Not Delayed + Bugrepots, user requests and patches submitted are answered ASAP. There are no patches bitrotting for months. There are no forgotten bugreports. +
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Research
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Development
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+ Rázós,
Nehéz
Döntések
(Brave, hard decisions) +
There is a constant experimentation with new features and directions. We are willing to try strange/unusual ideas without risking the stability of the daily workflow. +
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Rants
Now
Dissipating
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Instead of talking and ranting a lot about what could work better, we just sit down and make it work better. +
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Rather
Nicely
Decentralized
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Slim, generic core; most of the code organized in replacable plugins. Most plugins depend only on the core. +
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