On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 17:53 +0000, Peter Clifton wrote:
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> > >As I discussed with Wookey, I'm interested to see if it would be
> > >(theoretically) possible to "open" the schematics by converting them
> > >from Altium's propitiatory format, to the open gEDA(*) format for
> > >schematics.
I see where the confusion might have arisen here..
I used the term "open" when talking about file-formats. I meant "open",
in terms of avoiding vendor lock-in for new prospective developers, not
making the designs publicly available. The sarcastic "" quotes around
the word "open" were meant to acknowledge that the files still remained
closed.
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Peter Clifton
Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA
Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)
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