Even I cannot find fault with this argument! [?] Cheers,
j. On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Javier Ros <j...@unavarra.es> wrote: > Just listening to this interesting conversation. > > I just would like to comment on this > > > > 1) is the dealbreaker IMO - redoing the HAL, RTAPI, component > > infrastructure basically for license purposes is out of reach IMO. Is > that > > doable? > > > > Assume this can be achieved, a first great milestone would be to have the > > brushed-up gladevcp run a HAL-only application; maybe low-level talk to > > motion through a revamped API (Python). Actually I think LinuxCNC kindof > > 'misses a market' - I see use for HAL-only applications with GUI. > > > > > > I don't know a lot about the internals of LinuxCNC but, as has already > argued in this list, I want to favor the idea that HAL on itself is a very > nice piece of software that can be used very well for users not interested > at all in machining. If you add to this GladeVCP, you have a kind of > LabView. From this perspective having support for RTAI and PREMPT-RT patch > looks like a very good idea. > > Wouldn't be interesting to have HAL as a independent set of packages upon > which LinuxCNC depends?. > > I think GladeVCP could ideally be a package independent of linuxCNC > depending upon HAL. > > I think that this phylosophy already exist, even for the documentation -atl > least to some extent-. So taking these packages appart could be not too > time consuming. > > Another issue, may be a bit out of context, is the entering into the scene > of low price PC like platforms (beagle, raphsberry,...). I dream of such a > plaform combined with a FPGA. For example a platform similar to Labview's > Rio platforms that basically have a processor running VxWorks and a > programable FPGA interfaced to it. > I think it could make sense to think how such a paradigm can be adopted in > the context of HAL / linux CNC without drastically changing the actual > paradigm. > > Have a nice day, > > Javier > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >
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