Interestingly, if you google "emc opensource", buried among all the excellent enhanced machine controller articles, there is reference to the other emc and their foray into open source. Maybe this is how they get their google search rating up.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Wille Padnos [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2012 11:57 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced Machine > Controller > > I know it's tongue-in-cheek, but since several people have mentioned this I > thought I'd reply. > > EMC corp has a trademark in a very related field. I don't recall the specific > area, but it had to do with computer hardware and a particular area of > computer software (backup most likely). Though we as a group understand > the differences, it may seem related or the same to a non-expert observer. > > It should be obvious to anyone that PC software and razors are entirely > unrelated. > > I hope this helps. > > - Steve > > Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Seeing that EMC2 has been stung by the EMC Corporation for trademark > >infringment, why isn't Gillette pursuing Mach3 CNC ??? > > > >Or is it only a matter of time? > > > > > > > >On 1/18/2012 3:05 PM, dave wrote: > >> On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:46:01 -0500 > >> "Kent A. Reed"<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> On 1/18/2012 2:39 PM, Jack Coats wrote: > >>> > >>>> Open Machine Controller or OpenCNC would have been better name. > >>>> Still holding out hope that the software could be supported on > >>>> different platforms. > >>>> > >>>> For now, LinuxCNC is the monniker. > >>>> > >>>> At least it isn't GNUCNC > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Or, in classic Unix fashion, YACNC. > >>> > >> Just to be picky ... yacnc > >> > >> Dave > >> > >>> But I really like your pun. > >>> > >> yes, at times this group can be pretty punny. > >> > >> > >> > >>> Regards, > >>> Kent > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >------- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > >The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > >is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, > >MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe > now! > >http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > >_______________________________________________ > >Emc-users mailing list > >[email protected] > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is > just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro > Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
