Normally it is easiest to have an initial discussion on a GitLab issue as comments.
At some point if we agree on a direction, the next step is to make a specification document (typically with Google docs but not required). On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 3:07 PM 'White Fox' via KiCad Developers < devlist@kicad.org> wrote: > Oh, sorry. The fault was on my side. > My email provider moved the mail from Jon into the junk folder. I missed > it, because I did not thought about and wondered about Rafals mail. > Thanks for clarifying, sorry for this confusion. > > Back to topic: > Even if I worked with another tool and have no experience with KiCAD, I > think I know that KiCAD is not Altium (Eagle, Cadence, PADS, ...). And > even I'm inspired by, I thik I have some more ideas and wishes which are > nowhere implemented yet, so don't worry about my working background. ;) > > Where would you normally discuss topics like this? The mailing list > would be fine for me, but I'm afraid of waisting and confusing by > discussing multiple topics in that way here. Maybe you have a better > place already? > > greetings > Oliver > > > Am 26.02.2024 um 20:08 schrieb 'Rafał Pietrak' via KiCad Developers: > > Hi Oliver, > > > > You've asked for snippet source - it came from this email by Jon. > > > > -R > > > > W dniu 26.02.2024 o 15:47, Jon Evans pisze: > >> Hello Oliver, > >> > >> On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 9:34 AM 'White Fox' via KiCad Developers > >> <devlist@kicad.org <mailto:devlist@kicad.org>> wrote: > >> > >> > >> As far I know, KiCAD has no support for multiboard projects. I > >> looked > >> out for something like a road map and found something on gitlab, but > >> maybe outdated. Last edit was 2020. > >> > >> > >> Personally I have come to the conclusion that long-term roadmaps are > >> of limited use, especially for KiCad. > >> At the moment we focus more on planning for the next upcoming > >> release. Anything that is not being actively worked on for that next > >> release is considered "unplanned". > >> > >> So I would like to know, what KiCAD devs think about multiboard > >> projects. Are they on track for KiCAD development, was this already > >> discussed? Or will this overload development capacities? > >> > >> > >> This falls into the category of things that have been talked about, > >> but there are no immediate plans and nobody is working on it. > >> > >> I think I could at least contribute some > >> experience. (Unfortunately, Altium supports multiboard projects, > >> but in > >> a poorly way, it could be much more powerfull.) > >> > >> > >> The first step would be to have some discussion of what problems we > >> are trying to solve, and then we can brainstorm possible ways of > >> solving them. > >> Often, people who are experienced with other tools like to talk about > >> features in terms of the other tools: "KiCad should do it like X", or > >> "KiCad should not do it like Y". > >> What I find more useful is to make sure to discuss what people > >> actually need to do, independent of what tool they use, and agree on > >> that first. > >> It is then easier to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of > >> various possible ways of doing it. > >> > >> For "multiboard projects" I think if you ask 5 people, you will > >> possibly get 5 different answers about what this feature means, and > >> what they want to do with it. > >> So, figuring this out (and getting it documented) is a good first step. > >> > >> > >> The same I wrote for multiboard projects I could repeat for pcb > >> variation support, but I better do not and just mentioned it. > >> > >> > >> Variants are planned and being more actively worked on, although > >> there are a number of things that have to happen first, and I think > >> schematic variant support will come before PCB variant support. > >> > >> Best, > >> Jon > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "KiCad Developers" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > >> send an email to devlist+unsubscr...@kicad.org > >> <mailto:devlist+unsubscr...@kicad.org>. > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > >> > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CA%2BqGbCCF2av3Efih-fP_ZVcum3Q45tBgpMAQ6nrN5GZ6mOMabg%40mail.gmail.com > >> < > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CA%2BqGbCCF2av3Efih-fP_ZVcum3Q45tBgpMAQ6nrN5GZ6mOMabg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer > >. > >> > > > > > -- > Das Nötige ist einfach und das Komplizierte unnötig > -Michail Kalaschnikow > > > As a german, please let me tell you: Germans are not rude. > If you invite a german to have lunch with you and he says simply 'No', be > assured that he means: > «I'm so glad that you ask me to spend lunch time with you, I'm sure it > would be a great time, > but unfortunately, I'm deeply sorry for that, I have a meeting with my > boss and a few minutes later, > I promised our most important customer a call. > And moreover, I'm a little embarassed for that, I feel a bit sick today, > maybe I'm not a good lunch companion today. > But I really hope so that we can share this great time another time.» > > The reason for this kind of highly efficient conversation, which is > typical for germans, is quite simple: > He knows that you are probably very busy with highly important business, > and it is a special kind of German courtesy not to want to waste your > precious time. > So please, don't misunderstand short and precise communication as > rowdyness. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KiCad Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to devlist+unsubscr...@kicad.org. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/5449b0b8-8ed5-408b-8736-b44e0ebefd65%40gmx.de > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KiCad Developers" group. 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