For whoever who want to compose such a message, should start out with having a look at http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/DEV/KiCad+Development
I have collected some of the new nice additions, likely not all. 2015-06-21 18:12 GMT+02:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com>: > I would also be nice if we had an announcement about the new stable > release with a list of new features such as 64 layers, openGL rendering, > P&S routing, etc. > > On 6/20/2015 1:46 PM, Marcos Chaparro wrote: >> Yes, it would be nice to have the website updated. >> Kicad could have a lot of media coverage given the vast improvements >> over the last release and we will need (besides bugfixing) some >> appealing screenshots and videos. >> >> If I can I'll prepare screenshots from hackrf, ubertooth, etc for you >> guys to review. >> >> Best regards >> >> On Jun 20, 2015 8:56 AM, "Wayne Stambaugh" <stambau...@gmail.com >> <mailto:stambau...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Can we possibly get this done before the stable release which hopefully >> will be some time near the end of July? It would be nice to roll this >> out around the same time. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Wayne >> >> On 6/20/2015 2:51 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote: >> > 2015-06-20 2:53 GMT+02:00 Cirilo Bernardo >> <cirilo.berna...@gmail.com <mailto:cirilo.berna...@gmail.com>>: >> >> Hello everybody, >> >> >> >> Marcos Chaparro has added a screenshot to the wikipedia entry on >> KiCad: >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiCad#/media/File:KiCad_3D_with_IDF.png >> >> >> >> The screenshot shows the new 3D Viewer rendering of the video >> demo board >> >> along with a VRML rendering of an exported IDF file. Perhaps this >> can be >> >> put into the official web page at some point? >> >> >> >> As for the web page, it would be nice to have a new one launched >> with the >> >> stable release. Shall we put a call out on the various lists for >> people who >> >> may wish to volunteer to work on ideas? >> > >> > Yes probably. I can try to have a look tomorrow, i no one beats me to >> > it. In the future I am more inclined to make some gallery or something >> > and not nessesarely have only one. But I would also like to get a new >> > site based on some static site generator, with the restriction that is >> > should read asciidoc, easily, such that we can embed the docs in a >> > nice way. Or at least that is my idea. >> > >> >> I have no special objection to the coldfire demo board which has >> featured on >> >> the page for so long, but the "2011 Nov" date in the screenshot >> suggests >> >> that there has been no development for a long time. If nothing >> else we >> >> should repeat the screenshot with a current release, but my preferred >> >> action would be to feature an Open Hardware design (with the >> permission >> >> of the creators of course). With the various changes to 3D file >> format >> >> support especially in the past year I should be able to use >> SolidWorks >> >> to help create any necessary models to make the featured board look >> >> good. >> > >> > There are many cool looking open hardware designs made with KiCad >> out there. >> > >> >> Many of the screenshots on the current page have also been outdated >> >> for some time; for example the 3D views are from an era where the >> board >> >> and many other features have not been rendered. >> > >> > True. >> > >> >> - Cirilo >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
