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Circuit Board design tool development. KiCad is a Free/Libre Open Source
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Software Tool which runs on GNU/Linux, Windows and Apple OS X. It is
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licensed under the [GPLv2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
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license. The objective is to help enhance KiCad in such a way that it
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becomes an efficient tool for PCB design which people can use to share
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their design information without compromising productivity, and to do it
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in close collaboration with the current main KiCad developers. We think
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that KiCad can do to PCB design what the gcc compiler did to software:
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ensure there are no artificial barriers to sharing so that design and
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development knowledge can flow more freely. This contribution is part of
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our efforts in [Open Source Hardware](OSHW). We intend to describe our
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planned tasks and their progress using a list of [work
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packages](WorkPackages).
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license.
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The objective of this project is to help enhance KiCad in such a way
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that it becomes an efficient tool for PCB design which people can use to
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share their design information without compromising productivity. We do
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this in close collaboration with the main KiCad developers.
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*We think that KiCad can do to PCB design what the gcc compiler did to
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software: ensure there are no artificial barriers to sharing so that
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design and development knowledge can flow more freely.**
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This contribution is part of our efforts in [Open Source
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Hardware](OSHW). We describe our planned tasks and their progress using
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a list of [work packages](WorkPackages).
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There is a Git repository in this project that we use to test ideas and
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as a handy temporary storage place. Please do not take this as
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representing in any way whatsoever working code we would like to merge
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# Detailed project information
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- [Work packages](WorkPackages)
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- Quotes
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- [Frequently Asked Questions](faq)
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- Publications
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- [Kicad push-and-shove
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routing](http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=zxHDAHpR5Ls)
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Youtube
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# Donations
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Please visit the [donations
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Please visit the CERN and Society [donations
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page](http://cernandsociety.web.cern.ch/technology/kicad-development) if
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you would like to help us contribute more and faster.
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# Contacts
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If you have a question about this project, you can contact [Javier
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Serrano](https://phonebook.cern.ch/phonebook/#id=pe476608). It is
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probably wise to read the list of [Frequently Asked Questions](faq)
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first.
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- [Javier Serrano](https://phonebook.cern.ch/phonebook/#id=pe476608).
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Project leader. See also the [Frequently Asked Questions](faq).
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- [Maciej Sumiński](https://phonebook.cern.ch/phonebook/#id=pe744733).
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Developer.
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