pcb-rnd is just a PCB layout editor. A full project usually can not
be finished with pcb-rnd alone, without other tools, such
as schematics capture, viewers for various file formats, external autorouter,
etc.
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This is the good old UNIX idea of developing an ecosystem of smaller,
independent tools. pcb-rnd is part of a larger EDA ecosystem. The elements
of this ecosystem are shipped by various projects.
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This node attempts to index the articles that discuss how the ecosystem
is developed and used.
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First of all, the terminology from pcb-rnd's perspective:
<a href="../suite">suite, ecosystem</a>
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The <a href="../ecosys_prop"> EDA ecosystem proposal </a>:
why it is useful to think in an ecosystem instead of a monolithic, centralized
effort. What is the minimum that setting up and running such an ecosystem takes.
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There's an article about <a href="../ecosys_edacore"> how this idea differs
from edacore </a> and other similar efforts of the past few years.
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Once the ecosystem exists, there are ways to make development and use even
more efficient:
<ul>
	<li> using (and defining, if needed) <a href="../ecosys_fmt">common interchange formats</a> between tools
	<li> "cloud": offering indexed, searchable <a href="../ecosys_edakrill">repositories</a> for users to publish their footprints, symbols and resources in
</ul>