No one 'killed' anything they have just stopped developing Eagle as a platform. Its far from the first bit of software to go this way.This is exactly the definition of being killed. You can no longer use the software independently of its provider and physically own your work and modify it in a meaningful way with alternative tools (cause they don't exist). Now you have to pay a ransom (subscription fee) recurrently to even access the tools and your work in full capacity.
The only viable alternative is not getting involved with Fusion360 and other products like that in the first place.
And this is a terrible choice for some folks, because from technical point of view Fusion360 is very appealing.
However, the forced online nature of this product combined with monetary burden and bundled DRM makes it plain F dangerous product to use.
And above that it doesn't run on Linux.
is there a way to get a license for Eagle CAD / Linux?
I have emailed Autodesk multiple times, but they don't respond.
So what am I supposed to do? Even if I move to Fusion, it doesn't run on Linux
So what am I supposed to do?
So what am I supposed to do?Convert your ongoing projects and move to KiCad.
Regardless of my last post there is a workaround for Linux for Fusion so do some searching.
Regardless of my last post there is a workaround for Linux for Fusion so do some searching.
Are you actively trying to piss people off, or just rambling about stuff you don't know about?
Why not give DiTBho some actual information?
I don't use Linux and last time I came across it was maybe a year ago. Why should it be my job to do a Google search for others? I have no idea if it works with the current version and again not my job and no idea what Linux build the poster is running.
I don't use Linux and last time I came across it was maybe a year ago. Why should it be my job to do a Google search for others? I have no idea if it works with the current version and again not my job and no idea what Linux build the poster is running.
If you don't have an answer for him then why do you feel compelled to respond? It reminds me of those people who post answers to questions on Amazon reviews that say "I don't know."
If we assume 'killed' is valid then would I be right to carry on like a frog in a sock about Autocad 2.x (the first CAD software I used) no longer being supported?
When you stop supporting and selling a product, that means you no longer fix bugs, you no longer resolve incompatibilities with new operating system releases, and you don't offer new features. It will stop working, the only question is how long until then. This is what people mean when Autodesk "kills" a product, which they have done countless times. Eagle standalone or just Eagle on Linux, is being killed. Not an exaggeration. Some form of Eagle will live on in Fusion, but eventually people's standalone installs of Eagle will not work anymore, and Autodesk is not offering any replacement for that type of product.
When Autodesk decides that Eagle in Fusion isn't working and decides to stop supporting it, you may have a month or less to figure out something else.
Might be in 3-5 years I decide to extract all my data and import it into something else but my crystal ball is really foggy.
Might be in 3-5 years I decide to extract all my data and import it into something else but my crystal ball is really foggy.In 3-5 years I doubt they leave you any possibility at all to extract any of your data, and even if you do the data is going to be a useless mess of undocumented proprietary binaries.
And again with the non factual unfounded speculative
And again with the non factual unfounded speculative
I have personally spoken to numerous people at various levels in Autodesk. When specifically asked about the future of Eagle, the answer is typically silence or a diversion.
In the absence of facts, speculation is the only alternative.
You might say that the subscription model is essentially the same as what I described above: your permanent license will eventually be for a piece of software that doesn't work anymore, and you have to keep paying in order to keep using your tools. This is 100% true, and subscription means you pay a little at a time instead of a lump sum. The main difference that makes people recoil from the subscription model is this: when Autodesk stopped supporting Eagle standalone/permanent, people had multiple years to find an alternative and learn to use it, while continuing to use their old product. When Autodesk decides that Eagle in Fusion isn't working and decides to stop supporting it, you may have a month or less to figure out something else. That's the entire base of the complaining.
The difference for me is that when software becomes deprecated, I am still in control of when it will 'inevitably' stop working. I can decide to maintain the machine it currently runs on indefinitely, come up with a virtualized solution to continue operating it, and so on.
And again with the non factual unfounded speculative
Guessing what the future holds is by definition - speculative. We all have to make guesses on things that may go sideways. It is quite normal to base those guesses on feelings, not facts. In the case of Audodesk and Eagle - there are little to no facts. Guessing is our only option.
I have personally spoken to numerous people at various levels in Autodesk. When specifically asked about the future of Eagle, the answer is typically silence or a diversion.
In the absence of facts, speculation is the only alternative.
I use Fusion360 daily and generally like it. I do not, however, have any trust in the company at all.
Effective June 7, 2026, Autodesk will no longer sell or support EAGLE. Moving forward, we will continue to invest our energy in Fusion 360 Electronics.
Every "urn" attribute in project file compliant to this DTD points to an online resource, so please do two+ things with respect to each type of resource:
1) explain how to get content that URN is pointing to as a local file.
2) provide file format specification for that type of resource.
Optionally, list known software other than Autodesk products that allows meaningful editing of that type of resource.
2026...Last a while.
I currently have the problem that my free premium license has expired - now they have thrown me back to free and I can no longer edit my boards if they are larger than 100x80, let alone design new larger on...