Can I just copy all this and claim I wrote it? It sounds good ;) On Feb 2, 2017 2:11 PM, "Jon Evans" <j...@craftyjon.com> wrote:
> As a mostly user and occasional code hacker, here are my thoughts: > > The EDA tool industry is trending towards more integration, as many of the > commercial products were originally formed from separate applications > (often from separate companies originally). I have used a number of > commercial products and they are all this way. Having separate applications > with separate lineage makes for less-than-optimal usability and workflow, > and so all the vendors are trying to move towards integration -- either by > putting everything in a single binary, or more often, keeping multiple > binaries, but branding them together, making sure the UIs look consistent, > and having lots of integration between them so it doesn't feel like a > struggle to go between the different binaries for different parts of the > EDA workflow. > > So, I'm in favor of rebranding the KiCad applications, because I think > it's in line with the work you all are doing to improve the user workflow > and improve the integration between the schematic, layout, and library > workflows. I also think it would be good to include the name change in a > "marketing message" to the user community about a focus on the whole EDA > workflow, not separate applications in silos. Even if you technically can > run the schematic editor separate from the PCB layout tool, if you have the > *mindset* that they are all pieces of the same puzzle and need to fit > together, it can influence the philosophy of the project. > > But, as JP mentioned, this would be a big deal in terms of documentation > and resources on the web. I would suggest that the problems can be > overcome, but only if the communications and timing of the change is > handled well. > > -Jon > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 1:54 PM, jp charras <jp.char...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > >> Le 02/02/2017 à 19:13, Pedro Martin a écrit : >> > Hi Chris, >> > >> > Beginners solve this issue... reading the manual. >> > >> > Why not keep the actual names only because JP named them this way? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Pedro. >> > >> >> Thanks Pedro. >> But the major issue which must be taken in account it not that. >> >> Changing names has serious results: >> * Documentation and all the translations has to be modified. >> Opinion was asked to devs, to users, but not to doc >> writers/translators,and this is really not fair. >> * Links on Internet cannot be modified, and there are a lot of hits >> regarding kicad: >> I really agree Cvpcb is not a good name, but just try "Cvpcb" on Google . >> >> Before changing these names you have to *seriously* think to the results. >> (Think about that not only twice, but 3 times about that) >> >> -- >> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
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