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  13 <h1 class="sectionedit1" id="geda_project_wiki">gEDA Project Wiki</h1>
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  36 <h2 class="sectionedit2" id="what_is_geda">What is gEDA?</h2>
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  40 <em>Translations: <a href="start_fr.html" class="wikilink1" title="start_fr.html">Français</a>, <a href="start_es.html" class="wikilink1" title="start_es.html">Español</a>, <a href="start_ru.html" class="wikilink1" title="start_ru.html">Русский</a></em>
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  44 The <a href="http://www.geda-project.org" class="urlextern" title="http://www.geda-project.org" rel="nofollow">gEDA project</a> is developing a full <abbr title="GNU General Public License">GPL</abbr>&#039;d suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production. Currently, the gEDA project offers a mature suite of free software applications for electronics design, including schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials (BOM) generation, netlisting into over 20 netlist formats, analog and digital simulation, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.
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  48 The tools involved in the suite enable you to professional-quality design of low- to mid-level complexity.  Using the gEDA tools, you can create PCB of up to 8 layers (soon more) with an unlimited number of components and nets.  The tools are suitable for use by students, educators, hobbyists, consultants, small businesses, and even in large corporations where an engineer might need to crank out a quick PC board (e.g. for a test stand) in a hurry.
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  61 <h2 class="sectionedit3" id="frequently_asked_questions">Frequently asked questions</h2>
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  64 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="geda-faq.html#what_is_the_geda_project" class="wikilink1" title="geda-faq.html">What is the gEDA project?</a></div>
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  72 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="geda-faq.html#why_does_the_geda_suite_seem_like_a_collection_of_random_programs_and_not_a_single_integrated_application" class="wikilink1" title="geda-faq.html">Why does the gEDA Suite seem like a collection of random programs, and not a single integrated application?</a></div>
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  76 <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="geda-faq.html#tool_xxx_is_missing_critical_feature_yyy_what_can_i_do" class="wikilink1" title="geda-faq.html">Tool XXX is missing critical feature YYY!  What can I do?</a></div>
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  88 <h2 class="sectionedit4" id="community">Community</h2>
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  92 Users may discuss development, help, installation, and working tips through the <a href="geda-mailinglists.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-mailinglists.html">mailinglists</a>.
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  96 <a href="geda-howto_report_bugs.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-howto_report_bugs.html"> How to report bugs </a>
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 100 There is also a gEDA <abbr title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</abbr> channel at <strong>irc.oftc.net/6667</strong> on the <strong>#geda</strong>
 101 channel. This is the official <abbr title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</abbr> channel for all things gEDA. Sometimes this
 102 channel is full of activity and sometimes it is quite silent.  Please be
 103 patient when asking questions in the <abbr title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</abbr> channel.
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 107 There is also a low-traffic <abbr title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</abbr> channel on irc.freenode.net called ##pcb. This
 108 channel is dedicated to pcb design and prototyping, gEDA pcb included.
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