On 12/15/2012 02:14 PM, andy pugh wrote: >> when I want to build (or also keep) up a business I have to be reliable >> >for the customers and grant continuity for my products. > There is an argument that because_any_ programmer can > support/fix/modify LinuxCNC that it is more supportable in the long > term. > > If Fanuc closed down, how would Fanuc users get software fixes? > > I am not sure that the argument is 100% valid, though. The previous argument follows the logic of corporate culture that used to say "Nobody ever lost their job buying IBM." Until IBM had a bad business decision with their spec on CMI hard drives that spawned things like CMI reef, a bunch of CMI hard drives dropped in the bay off Boca Raton Florida. The company selling replacement drives advertised it's not "IF" your hard drive will die, it's "WHEN" your hard drive dies. Suddenly options other than IBM started to make sense.
From everything I read at the time, it seemed like all of CMI's other hard drives were pretty reliable. I work with a CNC machine that uses an old Bandit controller. Even though it doesn't do any heavy lifting (all 2d work), sometimes we overflow the 512 program commands allowed (X1. Y2. counts as 2). I think that an old machine with reliable axes and spindle would be much more useable with LinuxCNC than with a program limit of 512 commands! Right though, that you would want to select a motherboard that's reliable. Trying 2 MBs to get 1 good one wouldn't be all that expensive for a production environment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
