On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 09:38:35 -0600, you wrote:

>Yes, DipTrace is restricted. DesignSparkPCB is installed on your pc but
>opens up a start page every time you open the program. You can just
>close it after you see the latest news form them and go on with your
>work. All files are save to your pc and not the cloud.


Eagle tried something like that on a version I didn't use.? You had to
be authenticated each time you used the program.?

I'm sometimes where I have no internet (<gasp>!) so I avoid that kind
of situation.

Kicad has no limitations that way.? Eagle has a student version (the
4x6 inch no profit) and a hobby version (3x4 no profit) as well as
subscription models for the profit versions (all sizes).

Since I personally dislike (small word) the subscription model, I
never upgraded past 7.x.

My license is with the old owners (not autodesk), and is not subject
to subscription.?

Now if KiCad had a good autorouter integrated into it... (and I have
tried), well.....

Harvey


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>On 3/5/2019 7:09 PM, Harvey White wrote:
>> Oh, and last I looked, Diptrace does have a free version, with limits,
>> though.? KiCad does not.
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>> Don't know much abut design spark, did look through the website.? It
>> may be web based, it may not be.? Web based doesn't work for me at
>> all, not where I can automatically get a WIFI connection.
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>> Harvey
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