A big thank you for all the contributors and a huge thank you to Andy for pushing past the finish line.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 8:37 PM Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > On Tuesday 08 September 2020 19:28:13 andy pugh wrote: > > > I am pleased (and a little relieved) to announce the release of > > LinuxCNC v2.8.0 > > > > This release has been a long time in development. The main new > > feature, the separation of joints (actuators) and (cartesian) axes has > > been in development since around 2010. > > > > This is one of the biggest updates to LinuxCNC ever. The changelog can > > be viewed here: > > https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/2.8/debian/changelog > > > Andy, we don't say it often enough. Thank you. > > > Highlights include: > > > > * Joints-axes separation - mainly obvious as much better support for > > gantries and their homing but also for robots and any other > > non-cartesian system > > * Reverse-run - negative feed-overide will now reverse along the > > previous path - introduced for wire spark eroders, but I am sure you > > will find other uses. > > * Multiple spindle support - up to 9 spindles > > * Tool table expanded to 1000 tools > > * Packages available for Raspberry Pi 4. > > * External offsets and Extra (not controlled by G-code) joints. - > > G-code is not the only way to move things. > > * QTvcp: New QT-based VCP framework > > * QTdragon, QTlathe, QTtouchy, QTscreen - new GUIs based on QTVP > > * Silverdragon: New gscreen based GUI > > * plasmac: New full-featured Plasma cutter controller - with > > integrated THC and a whole lot more. > > * Massively expanded and improved Spanish translations of > > documentation and manpages > > * New Chinese translation of the "入门" (Getting Started) documentation. > > > > Installable packages are available for Ubuntu Precise and Debians > > Wheezy, Stretch, Jessie and Buster (including Raspbian). Support for > > Ubuntu Lucid has ended. > > At the moment most supported platforms only work with the preempt-rt > > kernels. There is an experimental 64-bit RTAI kernel for those needing > > it. We hope to mainline this soon, but help would be appreciated. > > > > More details of how to update here: > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/getting-started/updating-linuxcnc.ht > >ml > > > > For new installations, or to test-run the new version and OS on your > > existing hardware without committing to an OS upgrade use the ISO > > images and process described here: > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/getting-started/getting-linuxcnc.htm > >l > > > > > > Many thanks to the following contributors, and to anyone else who has > > submitted work or code to the project. > > Alec Ari > > Alexander Brock > > Alex Joni > > Alex Wigen > > Al Smart > > Andrea Ricchi > > Andrew Kyrychenko > > andypugh > > Anthony Barney > > Anton Midyukov > > ascurtis > > Balestrino > > bebro > > Bence Kovacs > > Benjamin Brockhaus > > Benjamin Weis > > Bernhard M. Wiedemann > > Bertho Stultiens > > blazini36 > > Boris Skegin > > Brian Hicks > > cascade256 > > Chris Edwards > > Chris Morley > > Chris Radek > > Colten Edwards > > Curtis Dutton > > Daniel Rogge > > david > > David Shore > > Dewey Garrett > > Eduard Kachur > > Edward Tomasz Napierala > > Ernesto Lo Valvo > > Florian Kerle > > Gergely Nagymate > > Hannah Lau > > Håvard Flaget Aasen > > itai > > itaib > > James Waples > > Jan Mrázek > > jasen > > Jeff Epler > > Jim Craig > > Jin > > j.m. garcia > > Joe Hildreth > > John > > John Kasunich > > John Morris > > John Thornton > > Jon Elson > > Kim Kirwan > > Kurt Jacobson > > Lars Bensmann > > Les Newell > > loopsun > > Lorenz Neureuter > > Lubomir Rintel > > Luke Peterson > > Mark Andrew Gerads > > Markus > > Mateusz Konieczny > > Matsche > > Michael Geszkiewicz > > Michael Haberler > > Mick > > Moses McKnight > > MrFouFou > > Nicola Quargentan > > Norbert Schechner > > Oleg Pryadko > > peter wallace > > Phillip A Carter > > Phillip Carter > > pippin88 > > Rene Hopf > > Rick M > > Robert W. Ellenberg > > rolf > > Rudy du Preez > > Ruoxi Wang > > Rushabh Loladia > > sam sokolik > > Sam Sokolik > > Sebastian Kuzminsky > > Sergey Alirzaev > > Solitarily > > sphasse > > Stephen Wille Padnos > > Sync > > Tero Kaarlela > > Thomas Burkhard > > Tom Schneider > > Trần Ngọc Quân > > tseufl > > TurBoss > > Will Glynn > > > > > > > > -- > > atp > > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > > lunatics." > > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. 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