Dear Les,
I've been using SheetCam since about May of 2017 and I have made 768
gcode files, mostly multiple different parts on a sheet. I'd guess that
the total number of parts is in the 10's of thousands at this point. I
have even coaxed it into doing a crude form of waterlining for 3D parts!
I'd hate to see it get screwed up by another commercial developer that
just milks it like you describe. If you could swing it, I'd personally
love to see it GPL'ed! I have nothing but good things to say about
SheetCam and I recommend it to every small shop owner who asks me about
CAM!
Let me know if there's anything I can do to help with this!
Thanks,
Matt
On 2023-02-23 07:03, Les Newell wrote:
Hi all,
I'm intending to retire some time this year and I am trying to decide
what to do with SheetCam. One option that I'm seriously considering is
making SheetCam open source (GPL). If this is too off topic for this
list please tell me.
I really want to see SheetCam continue to be developed and improved.
My accountant thinks I'm nuts to even consider going open source but
my biggest concern with selling it is that I don't want to see it get
turned into a cash cow with very little development, pretty much the
way Mach3 ended up.
While I have contributed to a few open source projects including
LinuxCNC I have never started one. To be successful an open source
project needs a strong leader or team of leaders. I don't want to be a
leader. I don't expect to just dump it on Github and walk away but I
also don't want to end up doing just as much work as I'm doing now. My
ideal scenario would be to recruit a team of core developers then
gradually reduce my involvement. The question is, am I likely to be
able to recruit those developers?
Basically at the moment I'm looking for advice and opinions.
Les
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