gEDA-dev: Diode symbols in GSchem and PCB

[John Griessen]

Stuart Brorson wrote:

> This has been the case everyplace I've been, with some places being
> better at maintaining the libraries than others.  That is, it is
> always my job -- my responsibility -- to check my designs -- symbols,
> footprints, and everything else.  And I don't think my
> experience is unique.  In any event, the engineer's life is full of
> check & recheck of designs.  It's an integral part of the job.
> 
>> This works because there's a huge database mapping the symbols,
>> footprints, and part numbers to each other.  We don't have that.
> 
> True.  But my point is this:  Maintaining a real parts library is a
> full time job.  And it's not fun -- it's drudgery.  Since I expect to
> get paid to do drudge work, I don't think we should make any promise
> that gEDA's parts library is anything more than a shell, or a large
> collection  of examples which might be useful to another user.  That
> is to say:  Our current implementation places the entire burden of
> maintaining the parts library on the user, and keeps it away from us
> developers who do this as an unpaid hobby.   I view this as "tough
> love" for our users. 


gedasymbols.org is starting to be good at diverting library related whining away 
from developers toward symbol publishers.

That's good, I think.

John G