Hi >> 1 -- How long have you been involved in LinuxCNC? > About 5 years. > >> 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? > Passive involvement. I intend to retrofit a lathe with CNC. I have a personal interest in control systems but very little time to actively assist in code development. > >> 3 -- So you believe that LinuxCNC should be actively promoted or >> that it should be left alone to exist in peace? > It should be actively promoted to ensure it remains alive and relevant. > >> 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? > I see LinuxCNC as an excellent and accessible body of code. > >> 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? > One of the reasons why Linux has florished is because of the open nature of > the development. This includes liberal licences. > >> 6 -- Should there be a formal organization that manages the future >> of LinuxCNC? > A formal development structure isn't really compatible with a group doing this because they want to.
There should be a development roadmap to guide the development. The roadmap should be periodically reviewed. It should aim to identify emerging technologies, opportunities and code depreciation. If this exists, I haven't seen it. Darren Conway ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
