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PCBLivingLibrary (oliBrowne)ECADConfidence: Medium

A component-library pipeline's three publishers (Altium 365, Altium DbLib, KiCad) all trusted a plan file's status field, so a plan that said ready could release parts nothing had checked. In a dry run, CH340C and TPS62133RGTR would have shipped to Altium 365 while the release check was still holding them.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
oliBrowne/PCBLIVINGLIBRARY PR #141: Only checked parts get published; doubtful sources wait for a sign-off
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 20 2026 (7:41 AM to 9:41 AM ET slots). Verified live 2026-10-21: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.