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Subject: Re: setting up the Right Way

From: "James" <jamesrsweet@...>
Date: 2010-01-27

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> Spamming the list with commercial ads might get you banned.
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> Can i get the source code to Express PCB ?
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> Thought not. It's not "free".
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I'm not sure that was spam, perhaps just a satisfied customer?

I have no affiliation with the company and have never used them for boards, but what do you need the source code for? The software is freely available, it's not open source but that doesn't mean it's not free. You can download it and use it free of charge, with no obligation to have your boards made by them. It lets you print out the artwork so you can make your own boards using whatever process you like and actually looks pretty good from what little I've seen. When I've got some time I intend to give it a go, the software I've been using is a pain but there's always the dilemma of do I take the time to learn a new package, or do I just make my project with what I already know.