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https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/open-hardware-and-cadcam/
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Yes, please check for our Co-Founder Pieter Hijma, he will be around with the @FreeCAD people, you can also connect to Julien Stirling in site representing #OpenFlexure https://openflexure.org
PS: Website update in the making, new communication and git channels as well. We will open a Signal group temporarily for onboarding if you are interested? 
Kurt Kremitzki
WorkshopshedJust downloaded the new version of @FreeCAD , sent a donation as I'm using it a lot at the moment
Now to watch MangoJelly review to see what is in it 😉
New Version of FreeCAD Out Now! Release 1.0.1
Alfred M. SzmidtOn terminology.
Re-license - one changes the license. E,g., proprietary to #freesoftware.
Dual-license - the user chooses which license (e.g, #copyleft or proprietary — not both)
Mixed-license - several compatible licenses in the same work. E.g. file A is a permissive, file B is copyleft. If you can untangle each, then only that files license matters.
Andreas GohrI was tired of counting pins when working with electronics like the Raspberry or ESP32, so I created a simple editor that generates pinout diagrams that fit right onto the board's pins.
https://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2025-04/27-pinout_leaf_generator
#opensourcesoftware #electronics #raspberrypi #rpi #arduino #esp32
https://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2025-04/27-pinout_leaf_generator
#opensourcesoftware #electronics #raspberrypi #rpi #arduino #esp32
Serpent7776A successful #opensource project is one that survives its creator.
morgan@FreeCAD It had come up quite a bit at the @opentoolchain hackathon ~2 years ago, which kicked off some of my early attempts, thankfully now I understand WB design much better and have a great development workflow down.
@FreeCAD This #FreeCADFriday been a while in the making (and patiently waiting for #KiCAD 9).
KiConnect uses the KiCAD 9 API to import boards, copper layers and footprints into #FreeCAD and eventually bi-directional control.
A ton of feature already being worked on or to be ported from test Macros.
Obviously wasn't paying attention, there's a new version of #KiCad out.
Version 9.0.0 Released
The KiCad project is proud to announce the release of the next major version of KiCad. Version 9 is packed with new features, improvements, and hundreds of bug fixes. We hope you enjoy the new version! Head to the KiCad download page to get your copy of the new version (note that some packages may still be in the process of being released at the time this announcement is published). Our thanks go out to everyone who contributed to KiCad this past year. Whether your contribution was large or small, writing code, submitting bug reports, improving our libraries and documentation, or just supporting us financially: your help made a difference. In accordance with the KiCad stable release policy, version 8 of KiCad will no longer be actively maintained, and we will release bug fix versions of KiCad 9.x over the next year as we develop new features for KiCad 10. Read on to see some of the highlights of the new version!