Hallo, 1. EMC appeals to the hobbyists. It has a good basic structure inherited from NIST but lately lots of things have been happening that are not so well structured and documented.
2. Here and there it gets a bit stale already. 3. The user interface needs a lot of critical thinking still, to bring it up to scratch. Have a good look at the latest FANUCs for instance. 4. So to me it is a perfect solution for specials. But it will need a LOT of work to make i appealing to the mass market. In fact I do heavy evangelizing in the workplace, but the resistance is unbelievable. 5. So personally I will not invest in such a company. But your mileage may differ. 6. Where money comes in through the frontdoor, trust leaves through the backdoor; and the most important thing is NOT going to happen anytime real soon, because now we are argueing. 7. So I propose we rather consentrate on enjoyment and see if we cannot clean up a few things in the software here and there. Perhaps see if we can make a professional version that costs a bit more in switches etc, but that will be very presentable. Regards, Jan de Kruyf. On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Edward Bernard <yankeelena2...@yahoo.com>wrote: > I'm surprised there were no comments on this. I'm wondering how such a > venture > could effect our beloved software. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Anonymous Investor <backgroundpart...@gmail.com> > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 9:10:13 AM > Subject: [Emc-users] Expansion of EMC > > *Business Opportunity related to EMC2* > > EMC2 may be well written CNC control software, but it does not appear to be > making progress entering mainstream applications. We believe that the > largest impediment to success is the lack of a full scope supplier. We > feel > that the mainstream machine builder community, meaning hobby, professional, > and OEM, remains outside the open source community. Furthermore, we feel > that the solution is not to try and bring machine builders into the open > source community, but rather to bring complete solutions to machine > builders. We propose the creation of a company which delivers EMC based > solutions, essentially the Red Hat of CNC. To that end, we will finance > such a company. > > > > *Perspective:* > > There are quite a few hobby oriented suppliers, based on Mach3, TurboCAD, > and other solutions, which offer everything including ballscrews, motors, > drivers, and circuit boards. These companies serve their customers well, > but they do not come up to the level of professionalism that is necessary > to > attract serious commercial machine builders. > > > > There are mid-level suppliers, such as Flashcut, CamSoft, or Centroid, > which > offer reasonable value but cannot provide the security, vendor > independence, > or continuity of supply, which would be available with a more open > technology. Of course the 800 lb gorilla is Fanuc, having sold 2.2 > million > control systems. While offering the ultimate in performance, Fanuc > solutions come with minimum vendor independence and dismal ROI for those > only needed mid-level performance. > > > > We believe a full service, professional grade supplier, offering complete > control systems solutions, can be an effective competitor and is sorely > needed by all levels of machine builders. We are not proposing open source > hardware, but rather combining open source software with support and > conventional industrial components to develop full spectrum solutions. This > is not a matter of welcoming machine builders into the open source > community; rather it is an issue of bringing the resources and value of > open > source to the market, offering attractive ROI to both customers and > investor. > > > > *Details and How to Proceed:* > > We are looking to invest in a start-up business which meets the general > goals as outlined above. We will provide the majority of capital and > mentoring as needed. We will not participate in, nor attempt to control, > the day to day activities of the business. If you want this to be your > start-up business, submit a business plan to the email of Anonymous > Investor > at the address [backgroundpartner at gmail.com]. All submissions will > remain confidential. There are many resources available for guidance on > the > development of a business plan, Google it. There is no specific timeline > for this venture, but we will keep it open for at least 2 months. This is > not a contest; it’s an investment and a partnership. A credible plan may > be > reviewed with suggestions for improvement. We have limited time for dialog > and are unlikely to answer email from those with idle curiosity. > > > > *Anti-Spam and Scam Issues:* > > The legitimacy of this opportunity should speak for itself. This offer is > only going out to the EMC email list and at no time will we ask for money, > deposits, or personal financial information. 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