-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I am referring to the RepRap 3D printer crowd, as well as people building things like the Lasersaur:
http://labs.nortd.com/lasersaur/ http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nortd/lasersaur-open-source-laser-cutter-0 I do not mean "maker" as a general term for people who make things, but "maker" as in the maker-space / hacker-space movement. On 7/2/2013 2:47 PM, EBo wrote: > I would have to disagree with the "...but in the maker community, > being open-source isn't a plus, it's more like a minimum barrier > for entry." I have never seen this at all. Where did you run into > this? The only people I have run into that had a problem with it > wanted to sell machines without even providing their > configurations, and that was not in the maker community but > industrial. > > On Jul 2 2013 10:32 AM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: 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. > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > - -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlHTMP4ACgkQLywbqEHdNFzcKQCgoyLRg0yRw8A+SnXUxIzeCXwb G2QAoPt3OkLemNoR4bTN5bWkeJO3JXQS =ED0L -----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
