Add my vote for KiCad.
I agree very much with what Bob said: 'Eagle just has a very weird way to do things'
Plus KiCad is totally free, and no artificial restrictions.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Mitch Davis <mjd@...> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Mike <mbushroe@...> wrote:
> > I usually use the gEDA gschem for schematic capture and editing, and pcb for board layout. Both are not only free but open source.
>
> Another popular free/open source program is KiCad, which is available
> for Window and Linux. So nice not to have to worry about board and
> size restrictions like with Eagle!
>
> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/
>
> KiCad has a few warts, but I find using it a lot more enjoyable than Eagle.
>
> There's also live help:
>
> http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=kicad
>
> KiCad is perfectly good enough for home or small business use, and
> I've happily used it for several years.
>
> Mitch.
>