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Re:Why I'm done with Mouser Electronics by thrtythreeforty on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @04:17PM (#35892886)
I suspect that the KiCAD userbase is still considered "small potatoes" and not worthy of this kind of development effort.

Which is a shame if true. KiCAD is a gem of open source and holds a lot of mindshare with nerds and hackers.

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Re:Why I'm done with Mouser Electronics by sschueller on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @04:30PM (#35893049)
Isn't Kicad the tool the CERN uses and also actively develops?
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Re:Why I'm done with Mouser Electronics by cybrox on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @04:48PM (#35893277)
It is. Research and hobby does generally create lower order numbers than industry, though. However, at least DigiKey offers an integration iirc.
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Re:Why I'm done with Mouser Electronics by stephen_g on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @06:39PM (#35894445)
CERN is big enough that they probably use a bunch of different EDA tools. But yes, they do have a group of people working on KiCad.
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