On 11/17/2011 5:22 AM, Peter Blodow wrote: > Jon, > I think Richards original message was a little ironical. I think was he > meant was that this EMC2 list is moving towards commercial users more > and more, who are making money by using a no cost control program > system. Consequently, interests of hobbyists (like I am, too) are going > to the background. Nobody seriously wants to make watches on the kitchen > table, you can buy them for a few dollars. > Peter:
I find your observation a bit ironical as well. Do you really feel hobbyist interests are going to the background? It seems to me that this list is remarkably tolerant of one's 1) interest, 2) level of skill and knowledge, 3) intention, and 4) financial means. It would seem that all one has to do is ask and someone somewhere will have an answer or a pointer toward someone else who does. It certainly has met my hobbyist needs. As for commercial users who are "making money by using a no cost control program system," more power to them. After all, the EMC project at NIST was part of a large national effort to improve the state of manufacturing. That EMC2 seemed initially to cater to hobbyists is more a matter of commercial users shunning an open-source project until they discovered it was a viable alternative to their industrial controllers. I think EMC2 is improved by efforts to introduce capabilities typical of machining centers. I've mentioned on this list before that the Wiki has a poorly kept up section on the future of EMC2. If there are hobbyist interests that you believe need to be addressed, that would be a good place to post them. And you underestimate my desire as a hobbyist when you say "nobody seriously wants to make watches on the kitchen table...." Granted, it isn't a watch but a big, noisy electro-mechanical clock I want to make. Nearly everyday during my time at NBS/NIST I would take a moment to look at the Shortt-Synchronome master clock in the library. Eventually I decided I wanted to build one. From there is was an easy segue to the decision that I needed to get into CNC milling before I could start making clock parts. Granted, that's a bit like saying I have to drive to the grocery store so I need to buy a Porsche 911 Carrera S, but you get my drift. Happy machining! Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
