-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 7/2/2013 11:05 AM, Steve Stallings wrote: > <snip> Thanks Seb, this is concrete progress. I would like for the > current efforts at improvement of developer support and governance > to be more visible. How do people feel about showing more current > events on the main web page, and how would we go about it?
+1 Concrete Progress I just wanted to chime in and comment a bit on "open", as it relates both to the developer community and the source code. When I asked what people liked best about LinuxCNC recently, the overwhelming #1 response boiled down to "it's open-source". I can understand this perspective from the machine-control side of things, but in the maker community, being open-source isn't a plus, it's more like a minimum barrier for entry. In addition to conventional open-source software, there are now open hardware designs: http://www.oshwa.org/ ....a "fair-share" program that strives to pay some back to the community that built the open designs currently being used as a basis for new designs: http://openbuildspartstore.com/fairshare-program/ ...and maker community individuals have even started some grass roots "pay-it-forward" programs (I've printed two complete sets of parts to give away as part of this effort): https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/deltabot/y7wvHSm7ASI Anyway, I just wanted to emphasize folks coming from the maker community will expect "Open with a capital O" and make sure everyone here was aware of the open-source hardware movement. In fact, almost *EVERYTHING* related to my 3D printer is completely open-source (hardware and software), including: * The printer design itself, including the custom printed and laser cut parts required to build it. * The Arduino board that was it's original 'brain' * The RAMPS board used to drive motors with the Arduino * The firmware running on the Arduino to control the printer * The PC side software to communicate with the Arduino * LinuxCNC, which I now have driving my printer * The BeagleBone controller board which is now my printer's 'brain' ...in fact, just about everything on my 3D printer but the integrated circuits and the BeBoPr driver board is fully open. - -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlHTAKEACgkQLywbqEHdNFwn5wCffcmx9jsgUc7J+h3wcdV04nR7 cSAAoJqZ68rhHX7e9gsRUlPGKPvsxHmA =rN1c -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
