Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: > At 02:11 PM 4/13/2009, you wrote: > >> On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 13:14 -0400, Doug Pollard wrote: >> >>> I am am almost 75 years old and some kind of excited about this new >>> industrial revolution that is creeping up on us all. >>> >> ... snip >> >>> Wouldn't it be something if free software changed the economy of the >>> whole world?? I find this really exciting stuff and it seems it may go >>> as far as you can imagine. >>> >>> Doug >>> >> I agree that the potential is there, but at this point it is hard to see >> where this potential will go. >> >> The subject of donations to EMC2 has come up before, and it was not >> received enthusiastically. I think that most of the developers feel that >> this is a pastime, and bringing money into the mix would diminish the >> fun. I am very curious about what could be done with EMC2 (and some sort >> of CAM) if a more commercial approach where pursued. This may be an >> indication that open source software and free software are are can be >> very different ideas. >> >> -- >> Kirk Wallace >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html >> California, USA >> > > Perhaps the donations could be used to purchase things like the blank > CD's, the banners, and copying costs for when a group of EMC'ers does > a display like at NAMES, or Cabin Fever, or one of the European shows? > > 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 > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > I realize I likely sound over enthusiastic on this home manufacturing and the use of free software. I also no that anyone who is lukewarm to any subject will not likely succeced. The home manufactureing buisness unlike in the past can manufacture in short run quantities much cheaper than the big shops. And they can do it more convienent to their customers. The home shop if he is not incorporated and does not have to pay taxes on parts he has made and are keeping in stock. If he is making spare parts for a brewery he can keep a months supply in stock and run his wife by the customers maintenance department on the way to the grocery store and make a delivery. With free software and thousands of dollars of free advice from online lists to set up and run new machines. Getting started is cheap, cheap,cheap. Machinery is cheap and software is free and very versital. Robots to put and take parts are cheap or easy to build. In 1967 I bought a Southbend lathe and ran it at home When I stopped to go bid on some work the machine stopped and I was not making a cent. So I expanded. I bought a building and hired machinists costs went up. I would be willing to bet that today I would not even concider expanding. My wife would put stock in a mill or I would while she or I took a laptop and programed the part in the buyers office and give him an almost foolproof price right then and there while at the same time work goes on. It used to be that a small shop could not run 10,000 parts so he could not meet the price of a large manufacturer today the home shop can make them for the same price on 200 pieces. The home shop can forget about profit, a man and his wife can make $100,000 a year and never leave home. All he has to concider is, are they making a good living? It has always been that people thought they had to make wages plus a profit. Thats true if you have hired someone else to work for you. If you and your wife make no more than wages in a factory rember you are not wearing out a car for you and your wife, you are not paying a baby sitter. Your children are getting an education in running a buisness. I sat and watched my 9 year old great grand son program a part on his own personal laptop the other day. Amazing!! How do you think he will make out in life? Even if he doesn't go to college, though I'm sure he will, he will still do well. Someone commented that the potential is there to do this. I would say if the potential is there, it will happen. I live in a college town and last night talked to the Dean who is a near by neighbor about night classes to teach this subject. We talked to after midnight and she is very interested. Maybe they will try it one year and see if there is enough interest to continue. Doug
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