Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Hi Steve, I got them, but there is also the concearn other people are having (having public viewable address data). I understand some have no problems with having their address up, some do. I chose (for now, and it's up for debate) to have the users beeing visible only to registered visitors. On the other hand, people concearned about revealing info about themselves are not forced to enter any data they don't like. Entering only the city, area, country should be enough to put a pin on the map. Regards, Alex Perhaps the intent of my remarks were misunderstood, or at least buried by others concerns. My point was that a casual visitor to the web site would have no idea that the map or forums even existed. For me at least, it is not possible to see any of the above without registering and logging into the system. Steve Stallings -Original Message- From: Alex Joni [mailto:alex.j...@robcon.ro] Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 5:34 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations I hacked the map some more, and now the markers should only be visible to registered users. So if you're not signed in, you can't see any data (except the data we publish, like the EMC Fest location for this year). We can also add other markers (NAMES maybe? or any other emc events..). If you're still uncomfortable with adding your address, the City name should be more than enough. Regards, Alex Peter Blodow wrote I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk. Hi Peter, No use looking for me in Suffolk - I'm in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.. the one that's famous for the world's best cutlery, knives and steel !! You would also have to look quite hard to find any real treasures although my home made and designed desktop miller and lathe combination gives me a lot of pleasure in the odd minutes I can take away from my, almost constant, grandparenting duties I don't think I have ever been to Bavaria although I love Austria - I must have a browse around Bavaria on Google Earth.. Best wishes, Ian -- Ian W. Wright Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
On the other hand, people concearned about revealing info about themselves are not forced to enter any data they don't like. Entering only the city, area, country should be enough to put a pin on the map. This seems like the obvious solution to me. If anyone wished to visit, they would still have to call or email, to make sure the person was home - so there's no real reason to put exact addresses. If privacy still bugs people, take a screenshot of the populated map. Resize it to 25% or smaller, and put it on the homepage so that unregistered people know about it. If the image is resized, there's no way anyone could get a very accurate location from it. Mark -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Hello Ian, I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk. As for my part, I'm very grateful to Alex and others to have made this view of the world transparent to all users. If someone wants to spot me it costs him only a line in Telefonbuch.de and Maps and Route, anyway, and he gets the address and even a satellite photo of my house and garden. Can't get out of it today. More: I joined this mail group beause I want to profit from the knowledge of others and to contribute when I can help, so we all can learn mutually from each other. I would be glad if there were someone near my property in Bavaria so we could excange directly and visit each others' places and workshops (and exchange rare or surplus parts, as has happened before). I can't see the use of anonymity here. Best regards Peter Blodow At 23:32 12.04.2009, you wrote: Steve Stallings wrote: OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in on the main page give a clue to uninformed visitors as to why they might want to register and sign in? More particularly - why would anyone want to give out such detailed information on an unsecure registration page with no guarantees as to how the information might be used in the future? I used to be shown on the old map from way back but I see that I am not on the new one - however, I never will be if I am required to register and broadcast my exact property location to the world. Ian W. Wright Sheffield UK -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
I have to agree with Aaron, a job well done! I think we are the lucky guys. User density in England and the Netherlands is higher (per square mile) than in he US :-) There are 408 registered users on linuxcnc.org but still less than 60 users on the map so there is still some work to do - for the users of linuxcnc that is. Cheers, Rob aaron moore wrote: Hi EMC Guys Really like the map, many thanks to to all those responsible. However I do feel a bit out on a limb down in Cornwall UK,but if anyone comes for a seaside holiday do drop in ; Cheers Aaron -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Peter Blodow wrote I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk. Hi Peter, No use looking for me in Suffolk - I'm in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.. the one that's famous for the world's best cutlery, knives and steel !! You would also have to look quite hard to find any real treasures although my home made and designed desktop miller and lathe combination gives me a lot of pleasure in the odd minutes I can take away from my, almost constant, grandparenting duties I don't think I have ever been to Bavaria although I love Austria - I must have a browse around Bavaria on Google Earth.. Best wishes, Ian -- Ian W. Wright Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
I hacked the map some more, and now the markers should only be visible to registered users. So if you're not signed in, you can't see any data (except the data we publish, like the EMC Fest location for this year). We can also add other markers (NAMES maybe? or any other emc events..). If you're still uncomfortable with adding your address, the City name should be more than enough. Regards, Alex Peter Blodow wrote I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk. Hi Peter, No use looking for me in Suffolk - I'm in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.. the one that's famous for the world's best cutlery, knives and steel !! You would also have to look quite hard to find any real treasures although my home made and designed desktop miller and lathe combination gives me a lot of pleasure in the odd minutes I can take away from my, almost constant, grandparenting duties I don't think I have ever been to Bavaria although I love Austria - I must have a browse around Bavaria on Google Earth.. Best wishes, Ian -- Ian W. Wright Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Winter event - Cabin Fever in York, PA every January or so. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Alex Joni alex.j...@robcon.ro wrote: I hacked the map some more, and now the markers should only be visible to registered users. So if you're not signed in, you can't see any data (except the data we publish, like the EMC Fest location for this year). We can also add other markers (NAMES maybe? or any other emc events..). If you're still uncomfortable with adding your address, the City name should be more than enough. Regards, Alex Peter Blodow wrote I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk. Hi Peter, No use looking for me in Suffolk - I'm in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.. the one that's famous for the world's best cutlery, knives and steel !! You would also have to look quite hard to find any real treasures although my home made and designed desktop miller and lathe combination gives me a lot of pleasure in the odd minutes I can take away from my, almost constant, grandparenting duties I don't think I have ever been to Bavaria although I love Austria - I must have a browse around Bavaria on Google Earth.. Best wishes, Ian -- Ian W. Wright Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Perhaps the intent of my remarks were misunderstood, or at least buried by others concerns. My point was that a casual visitor to the web site would have no idea that the map or forums even existed. For me at least, it is not possible to see any of the above without registering and logging into the system. Steve Stallings -Original Message- From: Alex Joni [mailto:alex.j...@robcon.ro] Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 5:34 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations I hacked the map some more, and now the markers should only be visible to registered users. So if you're not signed in, you can't see any data (except the data we publish, like the EMC Fest location for this year). We can also add other markers (NAMES maybe? or any other emc events..). If you're still uncomfortable with adding your address, the City name should be more than enough. Regards, Alex Peter Blodow wrote I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk. Hi Peter, No use looking for me in Suffolk - I'm in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.. the one that's famous for the world's best cutlery, knives and steel !! You would also have to look quite hard to find any real treasures although my home made and designed desktop miller and lathe combination gives me a lot of pleasure in the odd minutes I can take away from my, almost constant, grandparenting duties I don't think I have ever been to Bavaria although I love Austria - I must have a browse around Bavaria on Google Earth.. Best wishes, Ian -- Ian W. Wright Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Alex, Thank you for your work. This is an awesome feature! Sincerely, Patrice Portland, OR -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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On 11 Apr 2009 at 23:04, Alex Joni wrote: Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: SWEET! You should see the flags on the map now... John -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Some folks who were already registered may want to edit - there are some SPECIFIC addresses that could be used by mischievous or malicious folks. :--) I see some people are closer than I previously knew! And some are a LOT farther! Greg www.distinctperspectives.com -Original Message- From: John Thornton [mailto:jet1...@semo.net] Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:03 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller EEMC Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations On 11 Apr 2009 at 23:04, Alex Joni wrote: Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: SWEET! You should see the flags on the map now... John -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in on the main page give a clue to uninformed visitors as to why they might want to register and sign in? Steve Stallings -Original Message- From: John Thornton [mailto:jet1...@semo.net] Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:03 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller EEMC Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations On 11 Apr 2009 at 23:04, Alex Joni wrote: Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: SWEET! You should see the flags on the map now... John -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
This is not really a complaint as I am not sure if it is my fault or not. I can log on from my blackberry but will shortly need to log on again. Also, I cannot view the map. I tried to vote on one of the poles to see if it would work. I received a 403 error. This is likely my fault and I will work to fix it. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Steve Stallings steve...@newsguy.com Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:43:19 To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\)'emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in on the main page give a clue to uninformed visitors as to why they might want to register and sign in? Steve Stallings -Original Message- From: John Thornton [mailto:jet1...@semo.net] Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:03 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller EEMC Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations On 11 Apr 2009 at 23:04, Alex Joni wrote: Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: SWEET! You should see the flags on the map now... John -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Steve Stallings wrote: OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in on the main page give a clue to uninformed visitors as to why they might want to register and sign in? More particularly - why would anyone want to give out such detailed information on an unsecure registration page with no guarantees as to how the information might be used in the future? I used to be shown on the old map from way back but I see that I am not on the new one - however, I never will be if I am required to register and broadcast my exact property location to the world. Ian W. Wright Sheffield UK -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Ian W. Wright wrote: Steve Stallings wrote: OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in on the main page give a clue to uninformed visitors as to why they might want to register and sign in? More particularly - why would anyone want to give out such detailed information on an unsecure registration page with no guarantees as to how the information might be used in the future? I used to be shown on the old map from way back but I see that I am not on the new one - however, I never will be if I am required to register and broadcast my exact property location to the world. I understand the sentiment here, but I think there are a couple of misconceptions. 1) it is not required that you enter your address at all 2) if you choose to enter it, you may be as non-specific as you like. For instance, you can enter Sheffield, UK as your address, and the pin should go to the center of town. Alternatively, you can enter a latitude/longitude location, if you want to put the pin somewhere else. - Steve -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Alex Joni wrote: Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: All of the above should work as advertised, but treat the service as a beta-test. Not just cool, but it actually works! Thanks!!! Jon -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: 1). Now you can subscribe as an user to www.linuxcnc.org (already registered users should log in to update their profile data). When you do you can add some information about yourself, currently: * Address, City, State, Zipcode, Country, Homepage - text information. * you can also add a profile picture if you like. Any of the above information is not mandatory, so if you're not comfortable to share it, don't. We can extend these with any fields we can come up with (like phone-number, hobbies and whatnot), I'm waiting for suggestions on this. 2). Once you entered some information about yourself (location-wise), you should automatically appear on the LinuxCNC Users Map. If you don't, then either you didn't provide enough information for google to localise you (usually city, state, country is enough), or something wrong happened. I'll try to help with the later. 3). A new user menu (this is a section with links that appears once you are logged in). Currently it contains the following links: * My profile (place to update your profile information, picture, etc) * User List (searchable list with linuxcnc.org registered users) * User Map (google map that contains linuxcnc.org users) We can add other things people usually use to this section (to make the site easier to navigate). Maybe link to the IRC client, or similar. All of the above should work as advertised, but treat the service as a beta-test. I don't envision any issues coming up in the future, but if there are serious issues (like security threats) we might consider shutting down some parts of this. Please report any problems you're having either directly to me, or on the list. Have fun with building our community. Regards, Alex [1] Gentlemen, I will be happy to add my information and welcome visitors at any time. Stuart On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Rob Jansen r...@myvoice.nl wrote: Alex, I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. Let me know if there are people who would consider doing such a thing, and based on the feedback we'll be looking if it's worth the trouble ;) I will definitely add my credentials. Question is who else will. The frappr map has been there for some time but there is only a very limited amount of users on the map. Rob [2] Alex on frappr.. Don't feel bad, it works just as bad for windows too. I'm sorry they (frappr) provide such a bad service. Initially it used to work a lot better, then they changed maps between google and yahoo a couple times, and in the end it's simply busted. I'll look into an alternative, and post the results. -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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On Sat, 2009-04-11 at 23:04 +0300, Alex Joni wrote: Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: Thank you Alex. It worked for me. Way cool. Kirk http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Possibly because it doesn't work well with Linux systems! I tried it, when it first comes up you see a satellite view for a couple seconds, then the whole thing goes white. If you refresh the view, it starts panning all over, and seems that you have no control over what it is doing. Pictures of people appear at random for a while, the earth is gone, just the stars for locations remain. If this is what it does for others, no wonder few people use it. Having a Windows-only app for a Linux-based group is not a great thing. Don't feel bad, it works just as bad for windows too. I'm sorry they (frappr) provide such a bad service. Initially it used to work a lot better, then they changed maps between google and yahoo a couple times, and in the end it's simply busted. I'll look into an alternative, and post the results. Regards, Alex -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Paul and I tried our own map at linuxcnc.org but keeping it up was a real PITA. OTOH I've seen our content drift through a number of different services while they tried and failed to find viable business models. I keep wishing that someone would invent web software (wiki-map) rather than web service (frapper, google, mapquest) that would let folk self edit their locations/infos. Rayh On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 09:02 +0300, Alex Joni wrote: Possibly because it doesn't work well with Linux systems! I tried it, when it first comes up you see a satellite view for a couple seconds, then the whole thing goes white. If you refresh the view, it starts panning all over, and seems that you have no control over what it is doing. Pictures of people appear at random for a while, the earth is gone, just the stars for locations remain. If this is what it does for others, no wonder few people use it. Having a Windows-only app for a Linux-based group is not a great thing. Don't feel bad, it works just as bad for windows too. I'm sorry they (frappr) provide such a bad service. Initially it used to work a lot better, then they changed maps between google and yahoo a couple times, and in the end it's simply busted. I'll look into an alternative, and post the results. Regards, Alex -- ___ 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
[Emc-users] Users Locations
What about posting a section / page on the WIKI site of users who would not mind having someone contact them for a visit now and then. It could be sectioned off by country, region or state. Jim Combs - Lexington, Ky -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. Let me know if there are people who would consider doing such a thing, and based on the feedback we'll be looking if it's worth the trouble ;) Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: Jim Combs jco...@lexmark.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 22:43 Subject: [Emc-users] Users Locations What about posting a section / page on the WIKI site of users who would not mind having someone contact them for a visit now and then. It could be sectioned off by country, region or state. Jim Combs - Lexington, Ky -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Great idea. Might be nice for regional gatherings. Time to point to http://www.frappr.com/emc2 again, there's a nice map of EMC2 users - but are there really only two users in the whole of the Netherlands? We're not that small a country !? Cheers, Rob On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Jim Combs jco...@lexmark.com wrote: What about posting a section / page on the WIKI site of users who would not mind having someone contact them for a visit now and then. It could be sectioned off by country, region or state. Jim Combs - Lexington, Ky -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Alex, I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. Let me know if there are people who would consider doing such a thing, and based on the feedback we'll be looking if it's worth the trouble ;) I will definitely add my credentials. Question is who else will. The frappr map has been there for some time but there is only a very limited amount of users on the map. Rob -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Gentlemen, I will be happy to add my information and welcome visitors at any time. Stuart On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Rob Jansen r...@myvoice.nl wrote: Alex, I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. Let me know if there are people who would consider doing such a thing, and based on the feedback we'll be looking if it's worth the trouble ;) I will definitely add my credentials. Question is who else will. The frappr map has been there for some time but there is only a very limited amount of users on the map. Rob -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- you can lead a person to knowledge but you cannot make him think -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Rob Jansen wrote: Alex, I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. Let me know if there are people who would consider doing such a thing, and based on the feedback we'll be looking if it's worth the trouble ;) I will definitely add my credentials. Question is who else will. The frappr map has been there for some time but there is only a very limited amount of users on the map. Possibly because it doesn't work well with Linux systems! I tried it, when it first comes up you see a satellite view for a couple seconds, then the whole thing goes white. If you refresh the view, it starts panning all over, and seems that you have no control over what it is doing. Pictures of people appear at random for a while, the earth is gone, just the stars for locations remain. If this is what it does for others, no wonder few people use it. Having a Windows-only app for a Linux-based group is not a great thing. Jon -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations
Jon Elson wrote: Rob Jansen wrote: Alex, I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. Let me know if there are people who would consider doing such a thing, and based on the feedback we'll be looking if it's worth the trouble ;) I will definitely add my credentials. Question is who else will. The frappr map has been there for some time but there is only a very limited amount of users on the map. Possibly because it doesn't work well with Linux systems! I tried it, when it first comes up you see a satellite view for a couple seconds, then the whole thing goes white. If you refresh the view, it starts panning all over, and seems that you have no control over what it is doing. Pictures of people appear at random for a while, the earth is gone, just the stars for locations remain. If this is what it does for others, no wonder few people use it. Having a Windows-only app for a Linux-based group is not a great thing. Jon That's about the same thing I see. Part of south east US is visible for a few seconds then the random pictures appear. That website is a neat idea but it's not standards compliant therefor unusable to many f us. A web page with user, email, city, and possibly a link to some website is all that's needed IMO. Those who want to get together can simply use email. I would not object if anybody wants to advertise their business address there. -- Rafael -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
