Kenneth Lerman wrote: > 1 -- How long have you been involved in LinuxCNC? > 1997 > 2 -- Do you consider yourself to be heavily involved or only modestly > involved? What is the nature of your involvement? As a developer? As a > user? > > Moderately, I guess. I manufacture motion control interface boards that are supported by LinuxCNC, and have been doing this since about 2001. But, the amount of code I have contributed is limited to those drivers, and the sample configs files for them. I run LinuxCNC on a production Bridgeport mill in my shop, and try to answer some user questions on the forum. I try to support users of my interface boards when they have problems. I have run some tests related to arc interpolation and lookahead/speed issues and reported back to the developers with graphs and performance data. > 3 -- So you believe that LinuxCNC should be actively promoted or that it > should be left alone to exist in peace? > Not sure what "actively promoted" is, but to some extent, sure. Not national barnstorming tours, but yes, a presence at some meetings like Cabin Fever and mention in magazines is good. > 4 -- Do you come to it as a free and excellent body of code available > for your own use or do you see it as part of what provides their livelihood? > > Yes, LinuxCNC is intimately involved in my business, Pico Systems, but I'm also a user. > 5 -- Should it be protected by strong licensing from those who might > attempt to use it without contributing back to the community? Or should > it be sown upon the earth freely for anyone to use in any fashion they > wish without the hassles of legal contracts? > I'm not sure there is a way to stop others from using it in money-making ways without contributing back. > 6 -- Should there be a formal organization that manages the future of > LinuxCNC? > I think we have a "formal organization" now, and not sure it needs to be any MORE formal than it now is. We have a system for getting things done. > If you come to Wichita, it would be helpful if you've thought about > these questions. If you don't (and if you care) you should make your > opinions heard. > I will. But, I plan to listen a lot more than talk! > [For those who will be in Wichita, I have an additional question. What > is the difference between a meeting and a bull session? My answer is below.] > The merging of the two is unavoidable! But, an agenda is good!
Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. A cloud service to automate IT design, transition and operations 2. Dashboards that offer high-level views of enterprise services 3. A single system of record for all IT processes http://p.sf.net/sfu/servicenow-d2d-j _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
