On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:48:50 -0500, you wrote:
>Would it be possible the LinuxCNC group doesn't care that much about non >linux users converting to some flavor of linux? I think it would be very >possible. Hi Stuart I think it's absolutely certain they don't. Hence it rightly has a reputation for being a closed shop and unfriendly. >I don't know of anyone working on usb style (sutomagic) self configuration. Not surprising - it ceases to be a non guru thing then and disempowers the coven :) >A non linux user not wishing to get his 'hands' dirty in the software >probably will not want to get his hands dirty wiring a machine or fixing a >ball screw. Perhaps, for the LinuxCNC group, having a not insignificant >hurdle to jump will eliminate a lot of 'problems'. I think you're miles off there Stuart - many thousands of them at it and all struggling to find some reliable and user friendly cnc control software. >I use Linux for everything possible and I will sometimes recommend Windows >in response to someone asking what should be purchased. When the eyes glaze >over as I describe even testing linux and all the choices of distributions >I will rather quickly suggest a Windows box from Best Buy. Problem is - there is no current reliable software for that either. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
