On 5/19/2010 2:40 AM, Tilmann Reh wrote:
Douglas Beattie Jr. schrieb:
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>> Well, now my CM (Contract Manufacturer) is now requesting this format.
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I am pretty sure that he can still accept RS-274X, however.
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>> Since it claims to be "an ASCII open format" I think the real question
>> might be: can a translator be implemented as ULP without disclosing that
>> which shouldn't, or can it be a implemented as a plug-in? (Oh, but then
>> EAGLE doesn't support plug-ins, does it...);
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If there is /anything/ in the format definition (or implementation) that
must not be disclosed, it definitely is not an "open format".
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Just my 0.02.
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Tilmann
Dont' sign the NDA, dude. Hold out for what is right, not what everyone
else is doing.