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be fine. Just keep in mind that it isn't possible to assemble the board with a
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soldering iron anymore!
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-The PCB is made with [KiCad](http://kicad-pcb.org/), so you'll need that if you
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-want to make any changes. Several PCB fabricators accept KiCad PCB files
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-directly now, but if you intend to order from one that does not, you'll need
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-KiCad to plot the Gerbers.
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+The PCB is made with [KiCad][], so you'll need that if you want to make any
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+changes. Several PCB fabricators accept KiCad PCB files directly now, but if
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+you intend to order from one that does not, you'll need KiCad to plot the
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+Gerbers.
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+KiCad 4 supports loading footprint libraries from Git repositories, but its
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+support for doing the same with symbol libraries is lacking. To address this,
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+I added the variable `_KI_LIB_GIT`. Set this path in the main KiCad window
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+(Preferences > Configure Paths) to point to a local copy of the
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+[kicad-library][] repository to ensure that you're using the latest schematic
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+libraries.
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+[KiCad]: http://kicad-pcb.org/
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+[kicad-library]: https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/
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+## License
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PD Buddy Sink is Copyright (C) 2017 Clayton G. Hobbs, and made available under
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the CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.2. See LICENSE for more information.
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