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Re:Prototype to production: How to build and design a PCB pr... by loup-vaillant on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @12:25PM (#16537959)
Well… crippled all the same. At least, it's reason enough for me to instantly lose all interest. I'll find another way.
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Re:Prototype to production: How to build and design a PCB pr... by Greg-J on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @10:17PM (#16542041)
It's free if you're a student.
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Re:Prototype to production: How to build and design a PCB pr... by loup-vaillant on Thursday March 08, 2018 @04:58AM (#16543424)
And then it stops being free? I'm no longer a student anyway. Regardless, the damn thing is still proprietary. Authoring tools should not be proprietary. I want to access my data 50 years from now. Depending on a proprietary authoring tool virtually ensures I won't be able to.
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