A lot of industrial "open" standards are like that.. Send us $495 and we will give you the open standards/interface specifications/protocol/sample source code, etc.
So "Open" does not necessarily mean free. I wonder how they came up with $32 ? That seems like an odd amount. Dave On 7/2/2013 4:31 PM, Ian McMahon wrote: > Not sure lasersaur is a great example of "open" development, when their model > is "give us $32 and we'll give you our 'open' source" > > On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Charles Steinkuehler<char...@steinkuehler.net> > wrote: > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> I am referring to the RepRap 3D printer crowd, as well as people >> building things like the Lasersaur: >> >> http://labs.nortd.com/lasersaur/ >> >> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nortd/lasersaur-open-source-laser-cutter-0 >> >> I do not mean "maker" as a general term for people who make things, >> but "maker" as in the maker-space / hacker-space movement. >> >> On 7/2/2013 2:47 PM, EBo wrote: >> >>> I would have to disagree with the "...but in the maker community, >>> being open-source isn't a plus, it's more like a minimum barrier >>> for entry." I have never seen this at all. Where did you run into >>> this? The only people I have run into that had a problem with it >>> wanted to sell machines without even providing their >>> configurations, and that was not in the maker community but >>> industrial. >>> >>> On Jul 2 2013 10:32 AM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: On 7/2/2013 >>> 11:05 AM, Steve Stallings wrote: >>> >>>>>> <snip> Thanks Seb, this is concrete progress. I would like >>>>>> for the current efforts at improvement of developer support >>>>>> and governance to be more visible. How do people feel about >>>>>> showing more current events on the main web page, and how >>>>>> would we go about it? >>>>>> >>> +1 Concrete Progress >>> >>> I just wanted to chime in and comment a bit on "open", as it >>> relates both to the developer community and the source code. >>> >>> When I asked what people liked best about LinuxCNC recently, the >>> overwhelming #1 response boiled down to "it's open-source". I can >>> understand this perspective from the machine-control side of >>> things, but in the maker community, being open-source isn't a plus, >>> it's more like a minimum barrier for entry. >>> >>> In addition to conventional open-source software, there are now >>> open hardware designs: >>> >>> http://www.oshwa.org/ >>> >>> ....a "fair-share" program that strives to pay some back to the >>> community that built the open designs currently being used as a >>> basis for new designs: >>> >>> http://openbuildspartstore.com/fairshare-program/ >>> >>> ...and maker community individuals have even started some grass >>> roots "pay-it-forward" programs (I've printed two complete sets of >>> parts to give away as part of this effort): >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/deltabot/y7wvHSm7ASI >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I just wanted to emphasize folks coming from the maker >>> community will expect "Open with a capital O" and make sure >>> everyone here was aware of the open-source hardware movement. In >>> fact, almost *EVERYTHING* related to my 3D printer is completely >>> open-source (hardware and software), including: >>> >>> * The printer design itself, including the custom printed and >>> laser cut parts required to build it. >>> >>> * The Arduino board that was it's original 'brain' >>> >>> * The RAMPS board used to drive motors with the Arduino >>> >>> * The firmware running on the Arduino to control the printer >>> >>> * The PC side software to communicate with the Arduino >>> >>> * LinuxCNC, which I now have driving my printer >>> >>> * The BeagleBone controller board which is now my printer's >>> 'brain' >>> >>> ...in fact, just about everything on my 3D printer but the >>> integrated circuits and the BeBoPr driver board is fully open. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> >> This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: >> >>>> Build for Windows Store. >>>> >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev >>>> _______________________________________________ Emc-developers >>>> mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >> This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: >> >>> Build for Windows Store. >>> >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ Emc-developers >>> mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >>> >>> >> - -- >> Charles Steinkuehler >> char...@steinkuehler.net >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ >> >> iEYEARECAAYFAlHTMP4ACgkQLywbqEHdNFzcKQCgoyLRg0yRw8A+SnXUxIzeCXwb >> G2QAoPt3OkLemNoR4bTN5bWkeJO3JXQS >> =ED0L >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: >> >> Build for Windows Store. >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-developers mailing list >> Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
