Homebrew PCBs

gEDA is another GPL package under development.  I'll add it to the
database.  It's Linux; I took a look at it a couple of weeks ago, and
it is an ambitious project to provide a full CAD suite free of any
licensing restrictions whatsoever.  In its current state of
development, a lot of integration on the part of the user is required
to get it running.

The url is http://www.geda.seul.org/

Cheers,
Ted

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Wayne C. Gramlich" <Yahoo@...>
wrote:
>
> All:
> 
> After seeing all those posts on Eagle and its board size
> limitations, I just thought I'd let people know that there
> is an open source PCB program called KiCAD.  Here's the URL:
> 
>   <http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/>
> 
> The short summary is:
> 
>   - Multi-platform -- Windows, Linux, etc.
>   - Schematic Capture
>   - PCB's up to 16 copper layers and no board size limits
>   - Gerber viewer
>   - An active (and growing) Yahoo support group
> 
> I haven't designed a board with it yet, but I've gone through
> a tutorial and it does not seem to have any show stoppers for
> me.
> 
> Enjoy,
> 
> -Wayne
>