I don't really understand the need to rush it out right now. I know it has been a long time coming but if it seems this bug can be fixed in the foreseeable future we may as well wait a bit longer.
If folk need 2.8 it is really not too difficult to get. > On 10 Jun 2020, at 8:35 am, Rod Webster <r...@vmn.com.au> wrote: > > I'm not seeing where RTAI is being removed from LinuxCNC only > suggestions so far say release preempt-rt now and hold RTAI ISO until > the bug can be sorted out. It's not good to hold back at least a portion > of 2.8 when they are used for different reasons. > > I don't know you but I appreciate any efforts spent on making LinuxCNC a > better software. > > I think this is a sensible approach. > > One can't become too precious about their own contributions. I know this > first hand after working hundreds of hours over many many months trying to > get Dewey's experimental hpid component working for Plasma. I know Dewey > put as much time into it too. But it didn't make the grade in the real > world and it was never released. It was a big moment for me to throw out > that work and adopt another approach. It was a hard decision. I was then > able to influence the direction taken with Plasmac and it is far better > software because of it because of the experience I had. Plasmac and > Linuxcnc are better for it. Now Linuxcnc leads the world as a plasma > controller rivalling commercial systems costing up to $100k. We have at > least one manufacturer wanting to adopt it. > > But Plasmac requires the features of Linuxcnc V 2.8 so until that is the > release version there are significant barriers to entry for users. Please > move forward to release 2.8 on PREEMPT_RT. If RTAI eventually makes the > grade then release it too. > > Rod Webster > *1300 896 832* > +61 435 765 611 > VMN® > www.vmn.com.au > > > > On Wed, 10 Jun 2020 at 07:56, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, 9 Jun 2020 at 21:49, Alec Ari via Emc-developers >> <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: >> >>> Has Paolo looked into this? Has anyone asked him? >> >> I just subscribed to the RTAI mailing list and asked there. >> (But it is moderated, so my message awaits moderation) >> >> -- >> atp >> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is >> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and >> lunatics." >> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-developers mailing list >> Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >> > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
