Thank you Andy for all your hard work. > On 9 Sep 2020, at 9:35 am, Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Awesome work everyone! Thank you andy for making it happen! > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 6:31 PM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I am pleased (and a little relieved) to announce the release of LinuxCNC >> v2.8.0 >> >> This release has been a long time in development. The main new >> feature, the separation of joints (actuators) and (cartesian) axes has >> been in development since around 2010. >> >> This is one of the biggest updates to LinuxCNC ever. The changelog can >> be viewed here: >> https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/2.8/debian/changelog >> >> Highlights include: >> >> * Joints-axes separation - mainly obvious as much better support for >> gantries and their homing but also for robots and any other >> non-cartesian system >> * Reverse-run - negative feed-overide will now reverse along the >> previous path - introduced for wire spark eroders, but I am sure you >> will find other uses. >> * Multiple spindle support - up to 9 spindles >> * Tool table expanded to 1000 tools >> * Packages available for Raspberry Pi 4. >> * External offsets and Extra (not controlled by G-code) joints. - >> G-code is not the only way to move things. >> * QTvcp: New QT-based VCP framework >> * QTdragon, QTlathe, QTtouchy, QTscreen - new GUIs based on QTVP >> * Silverdragon: New gscreen based GUI >> * plasmac: New full-featured Plasma cutter controller - with >> integrated THC and a whole lot more. >> * Massively expanded and improved Spanish translations of >> documentation and manpages >> * New Chinese translation of the "入门" (Getting Started) documentation. >> >> Installable packages are available for Ubuntu Precise and Debians >> Wheezy, Stretch, Jessie and Buster (including Raspbian). Support for >> Ubuntu Lucid has ended. >> At the moment most supported platforms only work with the preempt-rt >> kernels. >> There is an experimental 64-bit RTAI kernel for those needing it. We >> hope to mainline this soon, but help would be appreciated. >> >> More details of how to update here: >> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/getting-started/updating-linuxcnc.html >> >> For new installations, or to test-run the new version and OS on your >> existing hardware without committing to an OS upgrade use the ISO >> images and process described here: >> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/getting-started/getting-linuxcnc.html >> >> >> Many thanks to the following contributors, and to anyone else who has >> submitted work or code to the project. >> Alec Ari >> Alexander Brock >> Alex Joni >> Alex Wigen >> Al Smart >> Andrea Ricchi >> Andrew Kyrychenko >> andypugh >> Anthony Barney >> Anton Midyukov >> ascurtis >> Balestrino >> bebro >> Bence Kovacs >> Benjamin Brockhaus >> Benjamin Weis >> Bernhard M. Wiedemann >> Bertho Stultiens >> blazini36 >> Boris Skegin >> Brian Hicks >> cascade256 >> Chris Edwards >> Chris Morley >> Chris Radek >> Colten Edwards >> Curtis Dutton >> Daniel Rogge >> david >> David Shore >> Dewey Garrett >> Eduard Kachur >> Edward Tomasz Napierala >> Ernesto Lo Valvo >> Florian Kerle >> Gergely Nagymate >> Hannah Lau >> Håvard Flaget Aasen >> itai >> itaib >> James Waples >> Jan Mrázek >> jasen >> Jeff Epler >> Jim Craig >> Jin >> j.m. garcia >> Joe Hildreth >> John >> John Kasunich >> John Morris >> John Thornton >> Jon Elson >> Kim Kirwan >> Kurt Jacobson >> Lars Bensmann >> Les Newell >> loopsun >> Lorenz Neureuter >> Lubomir Rintel >> Luke Peterson >> Mark Andrew Gerads >> Markus >> Mateusz Konieczny >> Matsche >> Michael Geszkiewicz >> Michael Haberler >> Mick >> Moses McKnight >> MrFouFou >> Nicola Quargentan >> Norbert Schechner >> Oleg Pryadko >> peter wallace >> Phillip A Carter >> Phillip Carter >> pippin88 >> Rene Hopf >> Rick M >> Robert W. Ellenberg >> rolf >> Rudy du Preez >> Ruoxi Wang >> Rushabh Loladia >> sam sokolik >> Sam Sokolik >> Sebastian Kuzminsky >> Sergey Alirzaev >> Solitarily >> sphasse >> Stephen Wille Padnos >> Sync >> Tero Kaarlela >> Thomas Burkhard >> Tom Schneider >> Trần Ngọc Quân >> tseufl >> TurBoss >> Will Glynn >> >> >> >> -- >> 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-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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