> From: Bari [mailto:bari00...@gmail.com] > > On 1/22/23 15:25, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > Why would anyone care about the latest Linux version? The fundamental > > operation of LinuxCNC is read a > G-Code file and send out the information for motion. Read back feedback from > motion. Display path on > screen. > > > > Why in the world would Bullseye be important or even needed? > > > Compatibility between LCNC version and the applications called on in a > version of Debian. An example might be the version of Python required > for a LCNC GUI. > I'm not so sure about that. The scenario I see is I installed LCNC on my Pi4. Whatever distribution was available. Now for me it's still a lab bench play thing but in addition to LCNC I also installed Lazarus and it came with Python etc.
Now. Say it was connected to real hardware. At what point do I need to redo the LCNC user interface GUI if I'm just using it the same way as I did 2 years ago. I mention all this only because a number of years ago I installed OctoPi on a Pi2 for my 3D printer. Like a fool at one point, although absolutely nothing was wrong, I clicked on update. System crashed big time. Lost all my configuration information. Had to in essence start over. My complaint to the author of OctoPi was met with the usual surly Linux user attitude. That it was my fault. I should keep my OS up to date. My response was twofold. First my answer is the installation should check to see if the OS it's running on is either new enough or if this installation has been tested on this OS. If not. Pop up a message that the OS needs upgrading first. My second response was to remove the funding I was sending monthly. That was 4 years ago. The 3D printer still works. OctoPi still works. G-Code is still turned into plastic. To sum up, when OS/Program vendors/suppliers upgrade they rarely if ever have to pay costs the end users absorb for this new and wonderful change to "enhance their user experience". So quite frankly I don't care if Bullseye never makes it to the Pi4. Way too expensive use of my time to go through an upgrade process. John _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
