¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWow, its been that long! It has been a real pleasure working with this group and its due to the membership being interested in the product and not trolling the group. I want to thank you and all of rest for the honor of being here.Speaking of full time jobs (which you had one back then), I was still employed? hadn't retired yet for the second time:})? Time marches on:}) Now back to the subject, like you, it has been a while since I have made a board, because other interests and projects have come along. However, I know that if I want to whip up a board, everything is still in place for me to do it. The computer will fire up my old version of Eagle (version 6.1 that I own and don't have to rely on "the cloud") along with pcb-gcode. Then of course there is the router still running faithful old Turbocnc!? I guess like me all of my stuff is old and dated, and we may be slow, but still get the job done! Personally, I still prefer this type of communication as it is easy for me to search back through the many mails we have had over the years. Still have my first message to this group back in Dec of 2005 when it was started! To me, a discorse setup is like walking into the middle of a group conversation and not really knowing what is going on. Maybe its because I don't really know how to navigate it, but that has been my limited experience. You mention autodesk pulling Eagle, but that is the exact reason why I still use my old version. It is NOT subject to the whims of some bean counter somewhere. My story and sticking to it. Anyhow, happy anniversary and hope life continues to be good for you. Country Bubba On 8/17/2023 10:31 AM, John Johnson
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Somehow, twenty years has passed since I began circulating pcb-gcode. For a large part of those years, Art aka Country has been your fearless moderator and helped many people through issues with the software. Thanks Art! There have been three messages this year on the group here. I am fortunate to have a full time job now, and it¡¯s been at least 15 years since I made a pcb. So where do we go from here? The group still has 3,000 members. I wonder how many still use pcb-gcode? Have you all moved on to something else? Maybe KiCad? I understand Autodesk is going to pull the plug on Eagle sometime in the near future. The group doesn¡¯t cost anything, so no problem leaving it up. Would different group software (e.g. Discourse) help anyone, or be worth paying for hosting? Appreciate any thoughts you all have! Regards, JJ |