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> Bums me out so much when I see OSH projects using Eagle Can not agree more. There are multiple alternatives for open source EDA packages. I started using g
by dbcurtis 8y ago
> Bums me out so much when I see OSH projects using Eagle
Can not agree more. There are multiple alternatives for open source EDA packages. I started using gEDA before the KiCad project even existed, so I mostly still work in gEDA. But I have done work in KiCad, it is probably more beginner-friendly than gEDA but I always seem to bump into things I miss from gEDA when doing a KiCad project.
In any case, with two mature (and I have heard other newer projects exist???) open source EDA packages available, it is frustrating to see open hardware projects still using proprietary cripple-ware.
- kupfer 8y ago> and I have heard other newer projects exist??? Yeah, know of librepcb [1] and horizon [2]. Both try to solve kicad's library problems. Librepcb files are designed with version control in mind, which I like. Horizon used parts of kicad (like autorouter) and is more feature rich. I probably would have switched to kicad by now, but these new projects seem nice, too, and I decided to wait and see where the community settles. Hence, in my case, variety in open source hurts adoption. [1] https://librepcb.org/ https://librepcb.org/ [2] https://github.com/carrotIndustries/horizon https://github.com/carrotIndustries/horizon