I am not a developer (well I will try on some projects in the near future), But I have used PlasmaC on my industrial plasma machine I designed and built. I spent close to $40K AUD on the build and I if I wanted to use a commercial plasma software, the Hypertherm software controller I was quoted was close to $30K for just a controller and the software.
LinuxCNC has opened a whole new world of possibilities for me as far as what can be done relatively cheaply. If you follow the plasma forum section you will see posts of what I use my machine for on a daily basis. LinuxCNC has made that possible. In the future I would like to sponsor some development. I plan to design and build six axis welding robots. I am sure if will be possible with LinuxCNC, I just need to get some parts of the software set up to do what I want. If there was a system in place for paid developer work I will surely consider investing in it. From: N<mailto:nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, 14 June 2020 11:12 PM To: EMC developers<mailto:emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] 2.8 Situation > Moin! (north german hello) > > I would like to add some thoughts. > > 1. Releases are a must have. Think about someone having a 10000 Dollar > Maschine being brocken by a Bug. I for myself am very cautious about testing > new versions, as my machine has 2x 2KW servos on y-axis, easy able to tear > the machine apart... If you do not want to take the risk you do not have to. If you have a 10000 Dollar machine maybe it's worth spending some money on commercial control system, maybe they are more responsible. > 2. If there are spenders, bring them on. What about a patreon for lcnc? And > payment is done in 3 tiles, one in advance, one @integration and one > @release. We make a list of open things, define a price and publish them. I > for myself would be OK with the one organizing getting paid for his work. Might be a good idea but I do currently not know anything I am prepared to pay for to get done except maybe a little bit of money. _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
