> On 5 Sep 2020, at 4:53 am, Mark Wendt <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 1:05 PM Chris Albertson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 9:50 AM Mark Wendt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 12:41 PM Chris Albertson < >> [email protected] >>>> >>> wrote >>>> ...So, to make LinuxCNC nearly universal, hide it inside a product that >>> is >>>> slick and easy to install and use. No one should have to look at HAL >>> files >>>> or know it runs on Linux. They can learn, but if learning is required >> it >>>> will always remain a niche product. >>>> >>> >>> Great stuff! So, when are you going to get started on this project? >>> >> >> I wrote that to show why it will never happen. But also to make a point >> that there does exist a pattern in the way complex niche products become >> mainstream. Usually, another layer is built around it. PCs were kind >> of rare until Windows covered over the DOS command line. >> > > And I wrote that because of all the pie in the sky whining about what this > set of programs needs to be, and no one stepping up to make the effort to > do something like that. The vast majority of LinuxCNC users are quite > happy with what our developers write for us to use. It's open source > software. If you don't like the direction LinuxCNC is going, fork off, > write your own version so that it does what you perceive to be the next > golden goose, thump your chest and tell the world you now have the latest > and best CNC machine controller. > > Otherwise, lets stop flogging the deceased equine. Unless all you guys > that want this kind of stuff take the bull by the horns and start writing > the code for it, it ain't gonna happen. > > Mark
My thoughts exactly Mark, this constant whining wears thin… Cheers, Phill. _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
