Hi Ray
On Tuesday 14 August 2007 15:45, Ray Henry wrote:
> There was a heated discussion at that long ago FEST meeting in Ann Arbor
> when we created the EMC board. It was related to it's (us) becoming a
> legal entity.
Outside of the USA, any "entity" would have little, if any power or status.
Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 15 August 2007, Jon Elson wrote:
>
>>ben lipkowitz wrote:
>>
>We tried to make a map where the users could place a pin at
>their location, I don't know what has happened to it.
what ever has happened to the map ( google map if I remember right )
This could also be because Adobe havent released a 64bit version and the
32bit dosn't play nicely with any 64bit browsers. It has killed some
things for me, but thats there loss
Jason
On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 21:56 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 15 August 2007, Jon Elson wrote:
> >ben
On Wednesday 15 August 2007, Jon Elson wrote:
>ben lipkowitz wrote:
We tried to make a map where the users could place a pin at
their location, I don't know what has happened to it.
>>>
>>>what ever has happened to the map ( google map if I remember right )
>>>that even had pic's of users e
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 20:45 -0500, Javid Butler wrote:
> > I have been meaning to ask you about who fabricates your pcb's. I need
> > to have a few RS-422 transmitter and receiver boards made.
>
> Kirk-
>
> Can you elaborate on what you need?
...snip
> Anyway, please tell us more about what you n
ben lipkowitz wrote:
>>>We tried to make a map where the users could place a pin at
>>>their location, I don't know what has happened to it.
>>
>>what ever has happened to the map ( google map if I remember right )
>>that even had pic's of users equipment ?
>
>
> the map is here:
> http://www.fra
> I mean it's really hard to actually read it, once you've paid the $15k or
> so to actually get the documents. (You can get an idea by looking at the
> draft standards.) This is done so the people who wrote the standards get
> to keep their jobs as the people who read and explain the standards to
Hi Ben
On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 04:09 +, ben lipkowitz wrote:
> I want to make sure people are aware that these _are_ two distinct ideas
> and that one is not reliant on the other. I think it would be a bad idea
> for the two to be directly associated as there will eventually be
> conflicts o
--- Ray Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi guys.
>
> These posts bring to mind two long running thoughts, one directly
> related to EMC and one not quite so related.
>
> There was a heated discussion at that long ago FEST meeting in
> Ann Arbor
> when we created the EMC board. It was rel
Rayh wrote:
> So the easy answer is we could work up some sort of survey but
> most of
> our users, once they get the kinks/configurations worked out for
> their
> machines are never heard from again.
One solution would be to have EMC bug the user after so many hours
of run time (or so many days
>> We tried to make a map where the users could place a pin at
>> their location, I don't know what has happened to it.
>
> what ever has happened to the map ( google map if I remember right )
> that even had pic's of users equipment ?
the map is here:
http://www.frappr.com/emc2
-
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 23:24 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
>
> We tried to make a map where the users could place a pin at
> their location, I don't know what has happened to it.
what ever has happened to the map ( google map if I remember right )
that even had pic's of users equipment ?
Jason
d06 wrote:
> I'm curious, do we have a way to know how many people are using EMC and
> for what purpose?
> Like a poll... As an engineer, I like to know that my project is being
> used, otherwise I start to loose interest.
No, not really. A couple times I have been surprised when a
user pops up,
Kirk Wallace wrote:
>
> I have been meaning to ask you about who fabricates your pcb's. I need
> to have a few RS-422 transmitter and receiver boards made. I would think
> these would be a good "open project".
>
I use E-teknet in AZ mostly. They do all work in China, but
have an office in the
> These posts bring to mind two long running thoughts, one directly
> related to EMC and one not quite so related.
I want to make sure people are aware that these _are_ two distinct ideas
and that one is not reliant on the other. I think it would be a bad idea
for the two to be directly associat
On Tuesday 14 August 2007, Jarl Stefansson wrote:
>I would think about this long and hard before committing, having a legal
>entity opens up the possibility of getting sued in any number of
>countries where (software) patents are enforceable.
>
Good point.
>As EMC becomes more popular I would imag
On Tuesday 14 August 2007, Ray Henry wrote:
>On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 13:26 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
>
>
>> Well Ray, I don't know if those in charge would think I'm qualified to
>> even comment since I'm just an old fart user,
>
>Oh yea. You have a keen mind for many of the user questions.
>
Chuck
> I wonder if it isn't time to rethink the legal entity.
It might work as a non-profit, something like a trade association. This
would eliminate many of the legal risks, because the legal entity would not
be directly producing anything but would rather be promoting the use of an
open-source so
On Tuesday 14 August 2007, Ray Henry wrote:
>Hi Kirk
>
>I snipped your post and mixed in a couple of comments.
>
>On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 14:24 -0600, d06 wrote:
>
>
>> My router/mill would not be able to do much as far as commercial quality
>> production: http://www.marion.us/dave/emcmill/index.html
> I have been meaning to ask you about who fabricates your pcb's. I need
> to have a few RS-422 transmitter and receiver boards made.
Kirk-
Can you elaborate on what you need?
I've got a wide variety of boards that use RS-422 or RS-485, from simple
optical isolators to boards with various proc
I would think about this long and hard before committing, having a legal
entity opens up the possibility of getting sued in any number of
countries where (software) patents are enforceable.
As EMC becomes more popular I would imagine several big players in the
industrial control market could drag
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 13:26 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Well Ray, I don't know if those in charge would think I'm qualified to even
> comment since I'm just an old fart user,
Oh yea. You have a keen mind for many of the user questions.
> I also like the web based production idea, but would i
Hi Kirk
I snipped your post and mixed in a couple of comments.
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 14:24 -0600, d06 wrote:
> My router/mill would not be able to do much as far as commercial quality
> production: http://www.marion.us/dave/emcmill/index.html
> This is just a hobby for me right now,
Nice job
Kirk Wallace wrote:
> Would money actually help promote EMC? Maybe barter would be better. A
> developer needs something. Puts in a request for it on the wiki. Some
> one needing let's say,a control panel engraved agrees to send the
> something if some else agrees to engrave the panel. Maybe a want
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 13:26 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
... snip
> I also like the web based production idea, but would it not be required that
> there was some sort of test be done to qualify that users machine & setup as
> being able to do that from nothing but the gcode and the correct raw
> m
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 11:54 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
... snip
> I also have a surface-mount pick and place machine running, and
> a thermocouple-controlled toaster oven for solder reflow. So, if
> someone has some little board they need assembled, like the
> pendant mentioned above, I could do th
On Tuesday 14 August 2007, Ray Henry wrote:
>Hi guys.
>
>These posts bring to mind two long running thoughts, one directly
>related to EMC and one not quite so related.
>
>There was a heated discussion at that long ago FEST meeting in Ann Arbor
>when we created the EMC board. It was related to it'
Ray Henry wrote:
>
> Second thought is connected to the idea of web mediated manufacturing.
> Yep someone would need to take the lead at least on a per product basis.
> That person would probably never make the kind of wages that a product
> coordinator (vice president) might make in a traditional
Hi guys.
These posts bring to mind two long running thoughts, one directly
related to EMC and one not quite so related.
There was a heated discussion at that long ago FEST meeting in Ann Arbor
when we created the EMC board. It was related to it's (us) becoming a
legal entity. It was my opinion
(lurk mode off)
It might work, but coordinating that many people seems complicated.
The best option is for you to decide to get started. Make something
and sell it on ebay, and declare that a portion of the profits go to
EMC after you cover your material and time. As you make progress
towards your
An idea popped into my head today. I was thinking that one way people
like me, that may not have the skills to contribute to the development
of EMC might be able to contribute in another way. What if we came up
with products that would promote the use of EMC such as Jog wheels,
beginner's or lab ki
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