Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-08 Thread sam sokolik
Some people like reality tv shows   I like reading post on mach 
issues.  (sorry I could not help my self)

random quotes from the mach forum

BR549 - he seems to be actively helping on the fourm but is using 
Linuxcnc now..

Nested subs have problems
Toolcomp and subs have problems
There is NO conditional code in mach3
Good macro control is borderline
Some things are strange (Pause/stop)compared to the fanuc type controls.
restarts can be tricky

here when commenting on someone issue - he said - the dark side cured 
it.  (meaning the issues when away when he switched to linuxcnc)

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,19554.msg135464.html#msg135464

and another
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,19045.0.html

I love this qoute in regards to linuxcnc
'Ray just do it and never look back you will be a happy CNCer again. It 
is not the prettiest girl in town but by FAR it is the best cook.'

There are quite a few post on the mach forums and cnczone where mach 
seems to not obey the machine acc/vel constraints..  Like..

http://cnczone.com/forums/mach_software_artsoft_software/120113-mach_3_cv_mode_stalling.html

I have been using linuxcnc for quite a while now.  I have not once had 
an issue that was not caused by my own stupidity.  If my machine 
randomly ran the z axis into the table - I would be a hurting unit as 
the servos can develop over 8 tons of force.  Yes it may be a bit harder 
to setup but I think it far outweighs the alternatives.  I have 'pushed' 
it for my purposes and have found little bugs here and there.  They are 
usually fixed that day.  Seriously - Within a day.

the few comment that seem to come up as to why not to use linuxcnc
No pause while jog.  - (I will use the mach excuse - it will be in a 
future version)  But seriously - I have not missed it.  Run from line 
works just perfect for me.
Hard to configure/not xp/not mach.  - It certainly has gotten easier.  
It isn't nor will it ever be mach.  With flexibility comes complexity.  
(and linuxcnc is very very flexible) It comes down to RTFM as they are 
very good.  (thanks JohnT)
No screen editor.  - See mach excuse above.  ;)  Seriously - There is 
work going on right now with Gscreen (glade screen config)
Slow trajectory planner.  From what I have read - the top speed of 
linuxcnc vs mach in CV is a bit slower.  This is a limitation of the 
current planner.  But I will take slower and steady if it is 
consistent.  (see mach cv post above)  (also see mach excuse above) ;)

Now - the above issues with linuxcnc are not 'bugs' but things that 
could be improved or added.
The pace of linuxcnc development ebbs and flows - but it is pretty quick 
IMHO.

This was a post by bob warfield (mach guy)

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/1041496-post70.html

Very informative.

Mach4 better live up to peoples expectations.

sam  (very happy linuxcnc user)

(converted a large HMC with pallets and tool changer)   - random 
videos.  http://www.youtube.com/user/samcoinc












On 8/7/2012 11:37 PM, jeremy youngs wrote:
 I spent a year in school working with tormachs and i can tell you the
 only benefit of mach is the gui screens for offsets are more fanuc
 like and something a pro machine user may recognize. But when it came
 time to spend money I took probotix suggestion and came here and have
 been impressed ever since :) As to learning I think that an open mind
 is key but I will defend this forum and its product as I believe it is
 best and we at emc users should be entitled to that opinion without
 harassment :) and to those that come in to shake it up what should
 they expect ? I mean no offense just to clarify my position and when
 untruths are part of the conversation I will expect that its corrected
 as has been done. The bottom line is both will cut parts one costs at
 least 300 bucks and relies on  someone elses software the other is
 supplied and supported by nonselfish intelligent people with an open
 platform

 On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:11 AM, cogoman cogo...@optimum.net wrote:
 On 08/07/2012 02:58 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote:
 If Mach comes up or can provide insight, I think anyone has the right to
 defend or explore it here on the list, especially if one has first hand
 experience with it. LinuxCNC users should be as open (minded) as the
 software.
 I second this motion!

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2012-08-06 at 22:40 -0400, Ron Ginger wrote:
 Matt Shaver wrote:
 
  I spoke with Brian Barker at the CNC Workshop and I
  think he said that the Mac  Linux versions would use external pulse
  generators like the SmoothStepper _only_, at least initially. Perhaps
  they'll go back and port their parallel port step generator module
  later.
 
 I have never heard any discussion of adding parallel port to Linux. In 
 these days when everyone is worried about the end of the parallel port 
 it would seem foolish to try. There are now abut a dozen hardware motion 
 controllers supported on mach, with more in the works.

A few things come to my mind.

In my opinion, motherboard and add-on parallel ports are still common
enough to not have to worry about this issue for quite a while. It seems
most people who complain about the missing ports are trying to use ITX
and smaller boards, but to me, worrying about a few square inches of
motherboard space for a machine that often weighs over a ton borders on
noise. I think it's best to consider what one wants the machine to do,
then buy the hardware that best fits the need, rather than buy what's
trendy, then try to make it work.

On the other hand, hardware step generators for LinuxCNC are getting
inexpensive enough to make them often, _overall_, cheaper than many
parallel port setups.

I suspect the Mach hardware generators are, or will be, closed and so
would not be popular with the Linux crowd. 
(If you can't fix it, you don't own it, 
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/if-you-cant-fix-it-you-dont-own-it-ifixits-new-self-repair-manifesto.html
 )

... snip
 I dont mean to keep pushing mach here, but I will answer questions when 
 I know the answers.
 
 ron ginger

If Mach comes up or can provide insight, I think anyone has the right to
defend or explore it here on the list, especially if one has first hand
experience with it. LinuxCNC users should be as open (minded) as the
software.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 August 2012 03:40, Ron Ginger rongin...@roadrunner.com wrote:

 Screensets offer a great capability to hide details from users. Just two
 examples I am aware of are an OEM selling sewing machines with a very
 unique interface, and a machine cutting brownies in a bakery. Believe
 me, the lady running the brownie cutter would not understand the normal
 mach screens, and I suspect linuxcnc's would be even less appealing.

You _can_ do that with LinuxCNC, though I wouldn't claim it was easy.
I know of at least one chap who has set up a single-axis machine with
a custom Glade GUI and a HAL component (single purpose, no G-code)

Actually, at that point it is debatable whether it is still LinuxCNC.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-07 Thread jeremy youngs
I spent a year in school working with tormachs and i can tell you the
only benefit of mach is the gui screens for offsets are more fanuc
like and something a pro machine user may recognize. But when it came
time to spend money I took probotix suggestion and came here and have
been impressed ever since :) As to learning I think that an open mind
is key but I will defend this forum and its product as I believe it is
best and we at emc users should be entitled to that opinion without
harassment :) and to those that come in to shake it up what should
they expect ? I mean no offense just to clarify my position and when
untruths are part of the conversation I will expect that its corrected
as has been done. The bottom line is both will cut parts one costs at
least 300 bucks and relies on  someone elses software the other is
supplied and supported by nonselfish intelligent people with an open
platform

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:11 AM, cogoman cogo...@optimum.net wrote:
 On 08/07/2012 02:58 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote:
 If Mach comes up or can provide insight, I think anyone has the right to
 defend or explore it here on the list, especially if one has first hand
 experience with it. LinuxCNC users should be as open (minded) as the
 software.
I second this motion!

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Ron Ginger
On 8/5/2012 10:19 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
 13 posts without a response from ron in my nearly 1yr involvement here
 i dont think ive had a question that wasnt responded to in 5 post or
 less. I think you fellas here care about more than a dollar and the
 prompt service i dont pay for im very happy to get

The recent posts have all been statements of opinion, to which there is 
no useful response. We all are welcome to our own opinions.

I do not speak for Mach, I have a very minor bit part related to wizard 
support. All decisions are from Brian Barker. I follow this list because 
I am interested in the general area of CNC, specifically related to 
hobby users.

I am finished with this topic, or further variations of the 'mines 
bigger' variety.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Brian,
I offer another opinion here.

This thread would have died a long time ago without your input. The driving
force for many of the responses is not the need to prove 'Mines bigger than
yours'. Everyone needs a little 'Comic relief' and jumped on this with a
smile to see where it would go.


I don't have a Mach system so I cannot offer a valid comment on the
comparison. My reason for not even trying Mach is it runs on Windows only.
In 1997/1998 I put three 5 axis MDSI controls on three 5 axis Cinci mills.
I purchased MDSI's API with the purpose of developing the functionality I
wished to see. I updated with them one time. The second update cycle was
when they announced the next version would be based on Windows only. I
called them and let them know I would not be putting Windows on any of my
machines. They not only would/could/did not reconsider, they claimed they
would no longer suppport the QNX versions. I have one machine running MDSI
on QNX, one machine broke mechanically and one is the LinuxCNC 5 axis Cinci.

Have a good day
Stuart


On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Ron Ginger rongin...@roadrunner.com wrote:

 On 8/5/2012 10:19 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
  13 posts without a response from ron in my nearly 1yr involvement here
  i dont think ive had a question that wasnt responded to in 5 post or
  less. I think you fellas here care about more than a dollar and the
  prompt service i dont pay for im very happy to get

 The recent posts have all been statements of opinion, to which there is
 no useful response. We all are welcome to our own opinions.

 I do not speak for Mach, I have a very minor bit part related to wizard
 support. All decisions are from Brian Barker. I follow this list because
 I am interested in the general area of CNC, specifically related to
 hobby users.

 I am finished with this topic, or further variations of the 'mines
 bigger' variety.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I don't know why I answered to Brian - It should have been Ron.

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:08 AM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote:

 Brian,
 I offer another opinion here.

 This thread would have died a long time ago without your input. The
 driving force for many of the responses is not the need to prove 'Mines
 bigger than yours'. Everyone needs a little 'Comic relief' and jumped on
 this with a smile to see where it would go.


 I don't have a Mach system so I cannot offer a valid comment on the
 comparison. My reason for not even trying Mach is it runs on Windows only.
 In 1997/1998 I put three 5 axis MDSI controls on three 5 axis Cinci mills.
 I purchased MDSI's API with the purpose of developing the functionality I
 wished to see. I updated with them one time. The second update cycle was
 when they announced the next version would be based on Windows only. I
 called them and let them know I would not be putting Windows on any of my
 machines. They not only would/could/did not reconsider, they claimed they
 would no longer suppport the QNX versions. I have one machine running MDSI
 on QNX, one machine broke mechanically and one is the LinuxCNC 5 axis Cinci.

 Have a good day
 Stuart



 On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Ron Ginger rongin...@roadrunner.comwrote:

 On 8/5/2012 10:19 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
  13 posts without a response from ron in my nearly 1yr involvement here
  i dont think ive had a question that wasnt responded to in 5 post or
  less. I think you fellas here care about more than a dollar and the
  prompt service i dont pay for im very happy to get

 The recent posts have all been statements of opinion, to which there is
 no useful response. We all are welcome to our own opinions.

 I do not speak for Mach, I have a very minor bit part related to wizard
 support. All decisions are from Brian Barker. I follow this list because
 I am interested in the general area of CNC, specifically related to
 hobby users.

 I am finished with this topic, or further variations of the 'mines
 bigger' variety.

 ron ginger



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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Dave
The recent posts have all been statements of opinion, to which there is
no useful response. We all are welcome to our own opinions.

Uh... I don't think so..  restating what I have said:

Fact - Mach3 V4 has been under development for 4 years.

Fact - Mach3 V4 has missed many release dates.

Bullshit - Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of 
this
year

Fact - Mach V3 has been a static/stagnant product for years.


I am finished with this topic, or further variations of the 'mines
bigger' variety.


Now yours might be bigger than mine, or mine might be bigger than yours (What 
does this have to do with CNC/Mach3/Fanuc/LinuxCNC etc ?? ),
but a wise man knows when to bow out of an argument they will lose.

Touche!  ;-)

Dave






On 8/6/2012 6:42 AM, Ron Ginger wrote:
 On 8/5/2012 10:19 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:

 13 posts without a response from ron in my nearly 1yr involvement here
 i dont think ive had a question that wasnt responded to in 5 post or
 less. I think you fellas here care about more than a dollar and the
 prompt service i dont pay for im very happy to get
  
 The recent posts have all been statements of opinion, to which there is
 no useful response. We all are welcome to our own opinions.

 I do not speak for Mach, I have a very minor bit part related to wizard
 support. All decisions are from Brian Barker. I follow this list because
 I am interested in the general area of CNC, specifically related to
 hobby users.

 I am finished with this topic, or further variations of the 'mines
 bigger' variety.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Matt Shaver
On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:42:56 -0400
Ron Ginger rongin...@roadrunner.com wrote:

 I am finished with this topic, or further variations of the 'mines 
 bigger' variety.

I'm actually very interested to see the Linux version of Mach. As far as
I can tell, most of the criticism of Mach relates to it being hosted on
Windows, and the timing related difficulties that can result.

Once Mach is on Linux, it should be able to perform as well, or better
than, Linuxcnc (EMC) give enough development time and effort. It will
be interesting to see the differences between the two programs once the
platform differences are removed.

Thanks,
Matt

P.S. I did offer to be the first Linux guinea pig for Mach4/Linux, so I
look forward to a side-by-side comparison.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Dave
On 8/6/2012 1:20 PM, Matt Shaver wrote:
 On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:42:56 -0400
 Ron Gingerrongin...@roadrunner.com  wrote:


 I am finished with this topic, or further variations of the 'mines
 bigger' variety.
  
 I'm actually very interested to see the Linux version of Mach. As far as
 I can tell, most of the criticism of Mach relates to it being hosted on
 Windows, and the timing related difficulties that can result.

 Once Mach is on Linux, it should be able to perform as well, or better
 than, Linuxcnc (EMC) give enough development time and effort. It will
 be interesting to see the differences between the two programs once the
 platform differences are removed.

 Thanks,
 Matt

 P.S. I did offer to be the first Linux guinea pig for Mach4/Linux, so I
 look forward to a side-by-side comparison.

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Are a you assuming that they would use a real time extension on Linux?

I'd just be happy to see any new version of M3 actually go up for sale!

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Matt Shaver
On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:17:58 -0400
Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote:

 Are a you assuming that they would use a real time extension on Linux?

I don't know. I spoke with Brian Barker at the CNC Workshop and I
think he said that the Mac  Linux versions would use external pulse
generators like the SmoothStepper _only_, at least initially. Perhaps
they'll go back and port their parallel port step generator module
later. If they do, the tools for real time development are easily setup
with a Linuxcnc CDROM.

Brian did exhibit the software running a machine, and had a big meeting
in the auditorium about their plans. I asked a few questions, the main
one concerned plugin development. I proposed a Linuxcnc plugin that
would use the Mach GUI and connect it to the Lunuxcnc bottom end.
Brian expressed his approval of this idea, though I don't know if I
will ever get a project where this would be needed.

The main issue for me is this: Often a prospective customer will
specify Mach as the control software for their project. I'm pretty good
at making the case for Linuxcnc, but if a lucrative project came along
where the client insisted on Mach, I could meet this requirement. The
caveat is that I don't want to deliver any solutions that deliver less
performance than the equivalent Linuxcnc based one.

I guess time will tell!

Thanks,
Matt

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Jon Elson
Matt Shaver wrote:
 I'm actually very interested to see the Linux version of Mach. As far as
 I can tell, most of the criticism of Mach relates to it being hosted on
 Windows, and the timing related difficulties that can result.
   
Hmmm, much of my criticism lately is the screenset thing.  It seems all 
anyone seems to
be talking about is creating screensets for Mach, rather than cutting 
parts.  Reminds me
about John Kleinbauer's rants about the motor spinners.
 Once Mach is on Linux, it should be able to perform as well, or better
 than, Linuxcnc (EMC) give enough development time and effort. It will
 be interesting to see the differences between the two programs once the
 platform differences are removed.
   
Well, LinuxCNC is a VERY well-constructed system, benefiting from layers of
software provided even from outside the package, such as RTAI.  I can't 
say for
the work that Brian barker has done, but I was allowed to see the code 
of the
driver that Art Fenerty created.  AWK -GAACK!  I sure HOPE Brian has done
better with it.  Certainly Art had a good idea for doing step timing 
that transcended
the periodic interrupt granularity, but that is the only thing I know 
that is really
good about Mach.
 P.S. I did offer to be the first Linux guinea pig for Mach4/Linux, so I
 look forward to a side-by-side comparison.
   
Well, I have some doubts it will even happen.  How are they going to 
deal with
the RT situation, or will it require a hardware step generator with 
buffering?
Who is going to do the development?  If one has been steeped in the Windows
world for years, Linux will be a strange environment to get used to and take
some time to get productive.  And, for Apple, they will have to convince the
Apple gods that they are WORTHY of providing software for them.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-06 Thread Ron Ginger
Matt Shaver wrote:

 I spoke with Brian Barker at the CNC Workshop and I
 think he said that the Mac  Linux versions would use external pulse
 generators like the SmoothStepper _only_, at least initially. Perhaps
 they'll go back and port their parallel port step generator module
 later.

I have never heard any discussion of adding parallel port to Linux. In 
these days when everyone is worried about the end of the parallel port 
it would seem foolish to try. There are now abut a dozen hardware motion 
controllers supported on mach, with more in the works.

Jon Elson wrote:
 Hmmm, much of my criticism lately is the screenset thing.  It seems all
 anyone seems to
 be talking about is creating screensets for Mach, rather than cutting
 parts.

Screensets offer a great capability to hide details from users. Just two 
examples I am aware of are an OEM selling sewing machines with a very 
unique interface, and a machine cutting brownies in a bakery. Believe 
me, the lady running the brownie cutter would not understand the normal 
mach screens, and I suspect linuxcnc's would be even less appealing.

  I can't
 say for
 the work that Brian barker has done, but I was allowed to see the code
 of the
 driver that Art Fenerty created.  AWK -GAACK!

Art did a total re-write of the mach3 driver for mach4. It is an example 
of the fresh start with several years experience. It has been running 
for several months and has greatly extended the I/O support including 
MPGs and encoders.

 Who is going to do the development?  If one has been steeped in the Windows
 world for years, Linux will be a strange environment to get used to and take
 some time to get productive.

Brian hired a full time developer with extensive cross platform 
experience about a year ago. He has not been identified to the mach 
world to enable him to stay focused on development not user support.

I dont mean to keep pushing mach here, but I will answer questions when 
I know the answers.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW! (oneFinalPoint_not)

2012-08-05 Thread Roger Holmquist
Hello again folks!

Have been busy digging into SIMOREG power/rergulator-units between  
other things as part of my work this summer so the controller-project  
has been on hold.
Still the issue pops up in my mind now and then as soon as my  
controllers denies to serve and occasionally they do...

Thing  is that my boss believes that Mach3 rules in this part of the  
world so the  debate might continue
(and he also want a working Swedish example so he can have a look...)

Pse also have a look at this simple excel-table and comment, I'm  
certain some issues are forgotten and not at all elaborated:

/Roger

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-05 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Ron, I simply could not resist to reply to some of Your thoughts.

2012/8/5 Ron Ginger rongin...@roadrunner.com:

 Mach is approaching 50,000 units sold.

Over how long period of time? Most probably - years, since it has been
released. LinuxCNC also has been downloaded for thousands of times
over last years.

And selling Mach licence to OEM does not mean anything to me - in less
than a year since I am working with cnc machines, I already have
retrofitted 2 machines with Mach for 2 different clients (and one more
retrofit for yet another customer is in negotiation) to LinuxCNC,
because they are having reliability and stability issues with Mach.
All of those customers are manufacturing companies (one of them with
annual turnover over 40M EUR, do not know about the rest), so machines
are far from hobby use.

 They have work to do and dont sit around and post
 on mail lists or chat rooms.

So do You admit the lack of customer support and lots of issues to be solved?
It seems that You confirm my observation that all they care is
attracting new clients instead of working with their existing
customers, thus increasing customer loyalty and generating revenues
from repeated sales.

 And these numbers are based on dollars
 spent, not surverys of mail lists.

Ok, dollars spent is an absolute number that can be measured and
compared, thus normally it is valid way to measure market share.
Except one small and insignificant detail - LinuxCNC is available for
free, so based on Your logic, LinuxCNC has 0% market share :))
So You have to do something else - surveys on mailing list or
whatever, to assess actual situation.

 They have been working on Mach4 for a very long time (4 years??) and now
 they are clearly in a game of catchup.

 Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this
 year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the
 first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the
 Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.

Hmm, yes, Andy asked very good question - what happened in those 3
years in-between?
Obviously they were not focused on support of existing customers in
forums, emails or chat or fixing whatever bugs there are in the app.

 All work is being done with cross platform tools, and OEM versions will
 be offered on linux and Mac. That was also shown at the workshop. Next
 chance to see it will be IMTS in September.

Wonderful news for LinuxCNC community - having Mach on Linux will
attract more CAD and CAM applications - my experience shows that it is
one of the main points mentioned, when asked, why would they choose/
not choose LinuxCNC. Of course, there are solutions available, but
people are not aware of them.
This step will also tell potential audience that not only windows, but
also Linux can be used for CNC applications. And now guess, what will
be in the first lines, when somebody will search the web for keywords
linux and cnc?

 That can only be labeled bullshit. There are many hardware vendors, all
 doing quite well selling their products with Mach. Some are selling more
 in a month that messa is selling in a year. Again, they are out there
 doing business, not chatting on mail lists.

The fact that vendor is providing some hardware for Mach and opinion
of particular vendor about the application might have very little
correlation. It does not necessarily mean that they are happy with it.
Has anyone ever asked them, what do they actually feel about Mach? I
am sure that they would appreciate availability of source code to
better understand, how that app works and so that they can better
design their hardware and prepare better drivers/firmware.

Actually that large number of vendors means that there are lots of
unsatisfied needs for the customers that these vendors are trying to
satisfy. IMHO this fact tells that Mach itself has lots of issues and
hardware vendors are trying to solve/workaround them in their
hardware/firmware.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW! (oneFinalPoint_not)

2012-08-05 Thread jeremy youngs
roger please give a heads up when attaching automatically downloading
files as i dont really like them thanx

On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 5:28 AM, Roger Holmquist ro...@abcnc.se wrote:
 Hello again folks!

 Have been busy digging into SIMOREG power/rergulator-units between
 other things as part of my work this summer so the controller-project
 has been on hold.
 Still the issue pops up in my mind now and then as soon as my
 controllers denies to serve and occasionally they do...

 Thing  is that my boss believes that Mach3 rules in this part of the
 world so the  debate might continue
 (and he also want a working Swedish example so he can have a look...)

 Pse also have a look at this simple excel-table and comment, I'm
 certain some issues are forgotten and not at all elaborated:

 /Roger

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-05 Thread Dave
Ron,

Email below received from Brian on 8/14/2009 - V4 development had been 
going on for sometime by that date..

 
8/14/2009 on the Mach3 Yahoo Group email list...

Terry didn't tell you that we where able to speed up the Probing :)
There are many things that we will see befitting from this that you
would NEVER think would have any effect.. The fact is that Art and I
both knew that there was a major amount of time dedicated to the OpenGL
and now we can tell OpenGL to bugger off if it thinks it is going to
take to much time away from Mach3. I have some OEM work that I need to
get done and as soon as that is finished I am going to make an other big
push on V4 now that I have the darn Toolpath worked out.. and I will
also start to get the Lathe screen changed over to the new way of doing
it..

Feeling good that we got a chance to report something good and that we
are getting there!

Thanks
Brian


Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this
year,

Now that..  is bullshit and you know it...   Sure, I know Mach4 development has 
been restarted a couple of times,
but don't tell me that the current rev is a complete rewrite since Jan..


 They have work to do and dont sit around and post

on mail lists or chat rooms. And these numbers are based on dollars
spent, not surverys of mail lists.

I've been working 60+ hours per week on 3 different contracts..  yet we both 
had time to
write some commentary.


It is intended the first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September.

Good..  I am looking forward to it.  But, as you know, Mach3 V4 has missed more 
than a couple of ship dates, (Don't prompt me to retrieve further emails)
so if Sept. comes and goes and it doesn't ship, no one will go into shock... ;-)

That can only be labeled bullshit. There are many hardware vendors, all
doing quite well selling their products with Mach. Some are selling more
in a month that messa is selling in a year. Again, they are out there
doing business, not chatting on mail lists.


No, that is an opinion.  And you missed my point.  Brian and crew have spent a 
lot of time
trying to be everything to everyone and I'm not so sure that is possible in the 
current
environment.  By being everything to everyone, Brian dilutes his resources to 
the point where nothing gets done/finished.
(My proof - 4 years working on Mach3 V4)
He would be better off doing a Mach3 V4 LPT port version with Arts driver and 
an Ethernet Smoothstepper version so something
works really well out of the box and then start supporting everyone else.   
Maybe that is really the plan anyway.. I'm not in a position to know.

Some are selling more in a month that messa is selling in a year.

I seriously doubt that.  But what does that matter?


I hope this 'mine is bigger than yours' drivel has been amusing to you all.

Proof again that you missed my points.  Oh well.

Hang in there Ron, I know it has been a rough ride, but I sincerely hope that 
Mach3 V4 materializes as there are places were I may be able to use it.
It has been frustrating as a user to watch Mach3 stagnate and wither.  I am 
sure as an involved developer, the frustration has been even greater.

Dave













On 8/4/2012 7:11 PM, Ron Ginger wrote:
 On 8/4/2012 12:39 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:

 Davee...@dc9.tzo.com

 Mach3 has some huge issues to overcome - if it is even possible.   The
 software is stagnant and has been for years.
 Typical situation:  A user upgrades to the newest version of Mach3 and
 has a problem, states the problem on the email list and gets no
 response.  Problems are not fixed and the users appear to be apathetic
 about supplying
 assistance since there is oftentimes no fix available anyway.
  
 Dave, you just wont let it go will you. Mach is approaching 50,000 units
 sold. It is not slowing, rather accelerating. More than 3/4 are OEM
 sales, not hobby guys. They have work to do and dont sit around and post
 on mail lists or chat rooms. And these numbers are based on dollars
 spent, not surverys of mail lists.


 They have been working on Mach4 for a very long time (4 years??) and now
 they are clearly in a game of catchup.
  
 Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this
 year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the
 first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the
 Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.

 All work is being done with cross platform tools, and OEM versions will
 be offered on linux and Mac. That was also shown at the workshop. Next
 chance to see it will be IMTS in September.


 The Mach guys would have been better off picking one hardware board set
 and developing their Mach4 software with that board set in mind.  That
 would have alienated many of the existing hardware vendors but right now
 they have nothing new and problems are simply not being resolved.
 Unfortunate, especially if you are a 

Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-05 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:11:42 -0400, you wrote:

Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this 
year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the 
first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the 
Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.

Hope your going to fix the bugs John Stevenson has been telling you
about for the last few years...

That can only be labeled bullshit. There are many hardware vendors, all 
doing quite well selling their products with Mach. Some are selling more 
in a month that messa is selling in a year. Again, they are out there 
doing business, not chatting on mail lists.

Of course they are, they are selling to the multitude of CNC beginners
who know no better, then ignoring bug reports.  

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-05 Thread jeremy youngs
13 posts without a response from ron in my nearly 1yr involvement here
i dont think ive had a question that wasnt responded to in 5 post or
less. I think you fellas here care about more than a dollar and the
prompt service i dont pay for im very happy to get
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-05 Thread Eric Keller
On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 8:37 PM, Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net wrote:

 Of course they are, they are selling to the multitude of CNC beginners
 who know no better, then ignoring bug reports.

I usually don't say this, but to some degree them breaking in
beginners keeps the noise down over here.  Lots of people are happy
with the software the way it is.  I think it's great that Mach exists,
and I would prefer that we didn't into platform wars.
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread Matt Shaver
On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:05:18 -0400
Eric Keller eekel...@psu.edu wrote:

 Popularity isn't that important to most users.

I agree. However, it _is_ important to third party hardware makers,
third party software developers, and to machine makers who are trying
to decide what software to use.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread Ron Ginger
On 8/4/2012 12:39 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
 Davee...@dc9.tzo.com

 Mach3 has some huge issues to overcome - if it is even possible.   The
 software is stagnant and has been for years.
 Typical situation:  A user upgrades to the newest version of Mach3 and
 has a problem, states the problem on the email list and gets no
 response.  Problems are not fixed and the users appear to be apathetic
 about supplying
 assistance since there is oftentimes no fix available anyway.

Dave, you just wont let it go will you. Mach is approaching 50,000 units 
sold. It is not slowing, rather accelerating. More than 3/4 are OEM 
sales, not hobby guys. They have work to do and dont sit around and post 
on mail lists or chat rooms. And these numbers are based on dollars 
spent, not surverys of mail lists.

 They have been working on Mach4 for a very long time (4 years??) and now
 they are clearly in a game of catchup.

Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this 
year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the 
first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the 
Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.

All work is being done with cross platform tools, and OEM versions will 
be offered on linux and Mac. That was also shown at the workshop. Next 
chance to see it will be IMTS in September.


 The Mach guys would have been better off picking one hardware board set
 and developing their Mach4 software with that board set in mind.  That
 would have alienated many of the existing hardware vendors but right now
 they have nothing new and problems are simply not being resolved.
 Unfortunate, especially if you are a hardware vendor for the Mach3
 software or if you have committed a lot of time to Mach3.

That can only be labeled bullshit. There are many hardware vendors, all 
doing quite well selling their products with Mach. Some are selling more 
in a month that messa is selling in a year. Again, they are out there 
doing business, not chatting on mail lists.


I hope this 'mine is bigger than yours' drivel has been amusing to you all.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread andy pugh
Oooh, I like an argument.

On 5 August 2012 00:11, Ron Ginger rongin...@roadrunner.com wrote:
 Davee...@dc9.tzo.com

 Typical situation:  A user upgrades to the newest version of Mach3 and
 has a problem, states the problem on the email list and gets no
 response.

 Dave, you just wont let it go will you. Mach is approaching 50,000 units
 sold. It is not slowing,

It appears that you are countering an assertion that support is poor
with a statement of sales numbers.

 They have been working on Mach4 for a very long time (4 years??) and now
 they are clearly in a game of catchup.

 Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this
 year,

This time you appear to have a point. Though that does seem to confirm
the earlier statement that there was no development for the 3 years
before that?

 All work is being done with cross platform tools, and OEM versions will
 be offered on linux and Mac.

Now that is very interesting news. I assume that the Mac versions will
be USB / Ethernet only as Macs have not had parallel ports since (I
think) the Lisa in 1982 ? (Though Thunderbolt looks like a very
promising interface for fast IO)

 Some are selling more in a month that messa is selling in a year.

I think Pete has said that LinuxCNC is about 10% of Mesa's sales. The
Mesa hardware is general-purpose industrial IO (as is the Pico stuff).
Some of the current Mesa hardware could fit into the Mach3/Mach4 world
rather nicely with the right drivers and firmware. I am not sure if
the Pico hardware is too reliant on realtime servicing to work
properly or if that too can work in a buffered mode.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread dave
On Sat, 2012-08-04 at 19:11 -0400, Ron Ginger wrote:
 On 8/4/2012 12:39 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
  Davee...@dc9.tzo.com
 
  Mach3 has some huge issues to overcome - if it is even possible.   The
  software is stagnant and has been for years.
  Typical situation:  A user upgrades to the newest version of Mach3 and
  has a problem, states the problem on the email list and gets no
  response.  Problems are not fixed and the users appear to be apathetic
  about supplying
  assistance since there is oftentimes no fix available anyway.

My, My Ron. A bit touchy aren't we.

LinuxCNC like any other package has to stand on its merits. I'm
continually amazed by the individuals that hit to list (emc-user or
emc-dev) to get one question answered and then we never hear from them
again; which suggests they are knowledgeable enough to (almost) make it
work by themselves. 
This is really not about numbers but about enabling people from the
lonely, isolated hobbyist to the guy running a shop with multiple
machines to have control over the process and in many cases actually
make money doing it. 

Mach3/4 attracts a certain type of clientèle and not necessarily the
same population the linuxcnc attracts. That is just fine. That Mach3
works at all is a tribute to the original programmer. 
 
 Dave, you just wont let it go will you. Mach is approaching 50,000 units 
 sold. It is not slowing, rather accelerating. More than 3/4 are OEM 
 sales, not hobby guys. They have work to do and dont sit around and post 
 on mail lists or chat rooms. And these numbers are based on dollars 
 spent, not surverys of mail lists.

Repeat of some of the above paragraph with spelling corrected. 

 sold. It is not slowing, rather accelerating. More than 3/4 are OEM 
 sales, not hobby guys. They have work to do and don't sit around and post 
 on mail lists or chat rooms. And these numbers are based on dollars 
 spent, not surveys  of mail lists.
 
  They have been working on Mach4 for a very long time (4 years??) and now
  they are clearly in a game of catchup.
 
 Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this 
 year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the 
 first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the 
 Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.
 
 All work is being done with cross platform tools, and OEM versions will 
 be offered on linux and Mac. That was also shown at the workshop. Next 
 chance to see it will be IMTS in September.
 
 
  The Mach guys would have been better off picking one hardware board set
  and developing their Mach4 software with that board set in mind.  That
  would have alienated many of the existing hardware vendors but right now
  they have nothing new and problems are simply not being resolved.
  Unfortunate, especially if you are a hardware vendor for the Mach3
  software or if you have committed a lot of time to Mach3.
 
 That can only be labeled bullshit. There are many hardware vendors, all 
 doing quite well selling their products with Mach. Some are selling more 
 in a month that messa ( Mesa) is selling in a year. Again, they are out there 
 doing business, not chatting on mail lists.
 
 
 I hope this 'mine is bigger than yours' drivel has been amusing to you all.

Relax Ron, life is too short to pick the wrong battles. i.e. talk to
someone who cares. :-)

Dave
 
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Did someone leak the Mach bashing out of the list?
On Aug 4, 2012 7:21 PM, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote:

 On Sat, 2012-08-04 at 19:11 -0400, Ron Ginger wrote:
  On 8/4/2012 12:39 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote:
   Davee...@dc9.tzo.com
  
   Mach3 has some huge issues to overcome - if it is even possible.   The
   software is stagnant and has been for years.
   Typical situation:  A user upgrades to the newest version of Mach3 and
   has a problem, states the problem on the email list and gets no
   response.  Problems are not fixed and the users appear to be apathetic
   about supplying
   assistance since there is oftentimes no fix available anyway.

 My, My Ron. A bit touchy aren't we.

 LinuxCNC like any other package has to stand on its merits. I'm
 continually amazed by the individuals that hit to list (emc-user or
 emc-dev) to get one question answered and then we never hear from them
 again; which suggests they are knowledgeable enough to (almost) make it
 work by themselves.
 This is really not about numbers but about enabling people from the
 lonely, isolated hobbyist to the guy running a shop with multiple
 machines to have control over the process and in many cases actually
 make money doing it.

 Mach3/4 attracts a certain type of clientèle and not necessarily the
 same population the linuxcnc attracts. That is just fine. That Mach3
 works at all is a tribute to the original programmer.
 
  Dave, you just wont let it go will you. Mach is approaching 50,000 units
  sold. It is not slowing, rather accelerating. More than 3/4 are OEM
  sales, not hobby guys. They have work to do and dont sit around and post
  on mail lists or chat rooms. And these numbers are based on dollars
  spent, not surverys of mail lists.

 Repeat of some of the above paragraph with spelling corrected.

  sold. It is not slowing, rather accelerating. More than 3/4 are OEM
  sales, not hobby guys. They have work to do and don't sit around and post
  on mail lists or chat rooms. And these numbers are based on dollars
  spent, not surveys  of mail lists.
 
   They have been working on Mach4 for a very long time (4 years??) and
 now
   they are clearly in a game of catchup.
 
  Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this
  year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the
  first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the
  Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.
 
  All work is being done with cross platform tools, and OEM versions will
  be offered on linux and Mac. That was also shown at the workshop. Next
  chance to see it will be IMTS in September.
 
  
   The Mach guys would have been better off picking one hardware board set
   and developing their Mach4 software with that board set in mind.  That
   would have alienated many of the existing hardware vendors but right
 now
   they have nothing new and problems are simply not being resolved.
   Unfortunate, especially if you are a hardware vendor for the Mach3
   software or if you have committed a lot of time to Mach3.
 
  That can only be labeled bullshit. There are many hardware vendors, all
  doing quite well selling their products with Mach. Some are selling more
  in a month that messa ( Mesa) is selling in a year. Again, they are out
 there
  doing business, not chatting on mail lists.
 
 
  I hope this 'mine is bigger than yours' drivel has been amusing to you
 all.

 Relax Ron, life is too short to pick the wrong battles. i.e. talk to
 someone who cares. :-)

 Dave
 
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread andy pugh
On 5 August 2012 00:11, Ron Ginger rongin...@roadrunner.com wrote:

 Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this
 year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the
 first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the
 Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.

Can I ask an impertinent question? (Feel free not to answer).
Do you get paid for the work you do on Mach? It is, after all a
commercial product, so it seems only fair that you should.
(This is only a question, there is no political sub-text, I am just
wondering how the work-share in Mach is set up)

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2012-08-04 Thread andy pugh
On 5 August 2012 01:25, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote:
 Did someone leak the Mach bashing out of the list?

There was only one post bashing Mach, and a few criticising the
validity of the survey.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread cogoman
On 08/04/2012 07:11 PM, Ron Ginger wrote:
 Mach4, as it will ship, has only been underway since the first of this
 year, and was demoed at the CNC workshop in June. It is intended the
 first version, Mach-lite, will ship in September. I am working on the
 Newfangled wizards for it and they are nearly ready.

 All work is being done with cross platform tools, and OEM versions will
 be offered on linux and Mac. That was also shown at the workshop. Next
 chance to see it will be IMTS in September.

   When the Motorola 68K and PowerPC chips continued losing ground to 
the X86 line, Apple found a way to get on the winning hardware while 
still being Apple.

   I don't know how hard it is for Mach to work with newer versions of 
Windows, but I like the cross platform development tools idea. It's 
cheap (though I don't know how cheap) insurance.

   I personally like LinuxCNC, but I'm glad Mach is out there for all 
those who love it, or just use it without knowing.  JustWorks (TM) is 
great, and a few gotchas are to be expected from something as complex as 
a machine controller.  I wish you all the best, Ron.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread jeremy youngs
stuart we may have been infiltrated!!! :)   wow we must make such a
difference in mach sales that our little non market group should be
under someones watchful eye and then corrected at the first sign of
tension. how insignificant we must be. So if they dont set around on
lists because they have something to do how come this thread in our
group has become so entertaining Really this is funny!

And the recent number is 48.8% lcnc and 39.4 mach all on a website
whose obviously biased very amusing to be such a small fish

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2012-08-04 Thread Stuart Stevenson
HEH - yes Jeremy - just wondering :)

On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 8:31 PM, jeremy youngs jcyoung...@gmail.com wrote:

 stuart we may have been infiltrated!!! :)   wow we must make such a
 difference in mach sales that our little non market group should be
 under someones watchful eye and then corrected at the first sign of
 tension. how insignificant we must be. So if they dont set around on
 lists because they have something to do how come this thread in our
 group has become so entertaining Really this is funny!

 And the recent number is 48.8% lcnc and 39.4 mach all on a website
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-04 Thread Terry Christophersen
Last I checked when I post to this list it says EMC at the top.
So we cant toot our own horns on our own list?
I was already going to IMTS and now I am going to go out of
my way to stop and heckel MACH people.

Terry
 
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HEH - yes Jeremy - just wondering :)

On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 8:31 PM, jeremy youngs jcyoung...@gmail.com wrote:

 stuart we may have been infiltrated!!! :)  wow we must make such a
 difference in mach sales that our little non market group should be
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[Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Matt Shaver
and take this poll:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DB68YQF

Thanks,
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P.S. No ballet box stuffing and be honest, OK?

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 10:35:18AM -0400, Matt Shaver wrote:
 and take this poll:

What the heck, Matt.  I don't see linuxcnc on there.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Lester Caine
Chris Radek wrote:
 and take this poll:
 What the heck, Matt.  I don't see linuxcnc on there.
But it's still got 22% ;)
It will be a long time before I stop calling it 

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Dave Hylands
Hi Chris,

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote:
 On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 10:35:18AM -0400, Matt Shaver wrote:
 and take this poll:

 What the heck, Matt.  I don't see linuxcnc on there.

It shows up as EMC2.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Jon Elson
Matt Shaver wrote:
 and take this poll:

 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DB68YQF

 Thanks,
 Matt

 P.S. No ballet box stuffing and be honest, OK?
   
Obviously most reporters must be hobby-level, as Mach has the largest
number, and Fanuc is barely there.  About stuffing the box, what if
I have more than one actual machine running EMC2?  What if I have
more than one computer with EMC2 on it (with or without machine
tool)?

But, I see EMC2 has a REALLY good showing, currently 33%!

Jon

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 11:42:02AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
 
 But, I see EMC2 has a REALLY good showing, currently 33%!

Well if it's posted on the emc-users list, this is hardly surprising.
Matt, how do you want to use these numbers?  What is this for?


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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Steve Stallings
Like any self selected participant survey, the
results should be taken with a grain of salt.

The instigator of this survey was Bob Warfield
of CNC Cookbook fame. See:

 http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/07/31/survey-which-cnc-control-do-you-use/



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 On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 11:42:02AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
  
  But, I see EMC2 has a REALLY good showing, currently 33%!
 
 Well if it's posted on the emc-users list, this is hardly surprising.
 Matt, how do you want to use these numbers?  What is this for?
 


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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Matt Shaver
On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 09:56:36 -0500
Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote:

 What the heck, Matt.  I don't see linuxcnc on there.

It's not my poll, it's this:

http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/08/02/cnc-control-market-shares-what-are-the-most-popular-controls/

Thanks,
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread sam sokolik
Bob is a mach guy (seems like a nice guy otherwise..) ;) .  He cannot 
understand why you would need or want true closed loop control, realtime 
os - non buffered system.  Peter tried to convince him :)

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/1040843-post61.html

sam

On 8/3/2012 12:55 PM, Steve Stallings wrote:
 Like any self selected participant survey, the
 results should be taken with a grain of salt.

 The instigator of this survey was Bob Warfield
 of CNC Cookbook fame. See:

   http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/07/31/survey-which-cnc-control-do-you-use/



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 On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 11:42:02AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
 But, I see EMC2 has a REALLY good showing, currently 33%!
 Well if it's posted on the emc-users list, this is hardly surprising.
 Matt, how do you want to use these numbers?  What is this for?


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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Matt Shaver
On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 11:46:00 -0500
Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote:

 Well if it's posted on the emc-users list, this is hardly surprising.
 Matt, how do you want to use these numbers?  What is this for?

This is a poll by Bob Warfield of cnccookbook.com. In the link I posted
above

( 
blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/08/02/cnc-control-market-shares-what-are-the-most-popular-controls/
)

there is a preliminary analysis of their poll data in which they
state:

I suspect most Mach3 users wouldn’t have guessed LinuxCNC was
as big as it is.  I know I was surprised.  I wish I had data over time
in order to understand whether it was always this big or whether it has
been steadily gaining share at Mach3′s expense.

I get the feeling that the Mach folks feel that they own the world, so
I wanted to be sure that linuxcnc (EMC2) was fairly represented. I
really mean FAIRLY! I don't want any ballet stuffing or any other funny
business, just a result that represents the widest possible sampling of
the real world.

Thanks,
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread jeremy youngs
33% 2 hrs ago 39 now I think posting this was a good thing admittedly
i was concerned it was spam so i checked carefully thanx. We need
recognition and i am happy to see someone helping that
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Mike Payson
On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Matt Shaver m...@mattshaver.com wrote:

 I suspect most Mach3 users wouldn’t have guessed LinuxCNC was
 as big as it is.  I know I was surprised.  I wish I had data over time
 in order to understand whether it was always this big or whether it has
 been steadily gaining share at Mach3′s expense.


Unfortunately, this survey tells us nothing at all about the real
popularity of anything. All we can tell for sure is that more Mach users
have heard about the poll. The matter is made worse by the tiny sample
set-- he is reaching conclusions based a sample of only 100
non-randomly-selected users. Unfortunately the two factors together combine
to make the matter effectively meaningless.
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread jeremy youngs
all of the above is absolutely true mike , in my case however i had to
chek the mazak fanuc 10, fanuc other, yasnac, haas and mach as i have
used it in tormach. It does appear that by the results shown this is a
hobbiest pole. Any press for us is good and the results so far at
least show we are not a has run

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Mike Payson mikepay...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Matt Shaver m...@mattshaver.com wrote:

 I suspect most Mach3 users wouldn’t have guessed LinuxCNC was
 as big as it is.  I know I was surprised.  I wish I had data over time
 in order to understand whether it was always this big or whether it has
 been steadily gaining share at Mach3′s expense.


 Unfortunately, this survey tells us nothing at all about the real
 popularity of anything. All we can tell for sure is that more Mach users
 have heard about the poll. The matter is made worse by the tiny sample
 set-- he is reaching conclusions based a sample of only 100
 non-randomly-selected users. Unfortunately the two factors together combine
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Eric Keller
On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Mike Payson mikepay...@gmail.com wrote:

 Unfortunately, this survey tells us nothing at all about the real
 popularity of anything. All we can tell for sure is that more Mach users
 have heard about the poll. The matter is made worse by the tiny sample
 set-- he is reaching conclusions based a sample of only 100
 non-randomly-selected users. Unfortunately the two factors together combine
 to make the matter effectively meaningless.
 --
To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure how much this affects most of us.
 Anyone that wants to use anything other than step/dir usually ends up
using linuxcnc eventually anyway.  And Linuxcnc garners a reasonable
portion of the step/dir market too.  I'm convinced Mach will
eventually succumb  to Microsoft anklebiting.  Of course, using PCs
for anything useful may eventually succumb to the iPad syndrome, but
who knows?

There are lots of people that are using Linuxcnc that we never hear
from.  The person that is responsible for the Shapeoko project, Edward
Ford, is almost never heard from, but he's using Linuxcnc.  I don't
think most home cnc machines get any public exposure, and the
commercial machines that use linuxcnc are even less likely to get
public exposure.  Popularity isn't that important to most users.
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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread jeremy youngs
on a similar note co we track how many times the live cd is
downloaded? Or perhaps the number of updates? If we did it seems we
would have numbers that were at least useable ? just thoughts

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Eric Keller eekel...@psu.edu wrote:
 On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Mike Payson mikepay...@gmail.com wrote:

 Unfortunately, this survey tells us nothing at all about the real
 popularity of anything. All we can tell for sure is that more Mach users
 have heard about the poll. The matter is made worse by the tiny sample
 set-- he is reaching conclusions based a sample of only 100
 non-randomly-selected users. Unfortunately the two factors together combine
 to make the matter effectively meaningless.
 --
 To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure how much this affects most of us.
  Anyone that wants to use anything other than step/dir usually ends up
 using linuxcnc eventually anyway.  And Linuxcnc garners a reasonable
 portion of the step/dir market too.  I'm convinced Mach will
 eventually succumb  to Microsoft anklebiting.  Of course, using PCs
 for anything useful may eventually succumb to the iPad syndrome, but
 who knows?

 There are lots of people that are using Linuxcnc that we never hear
 from.  The person that is responsible for the Shapeoko project, Edward
 Ford, is almost never heard from, but he's using Linuxcnc.  I don't
 think most home cnc machines get any public exposure, and the
 commercial machines that use linuxcnc are even less likely to get
 public exposure.  Popularity isn't that important to most users.
 Eric Keller

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread Jon Elson
Matt Shaver wrote:
 and take this poll:

 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DB68YQF

 Thanks,
 Matt

 P.S. No ballet box stuffing and be honest, OK?
   
Hey, we're now IN THE LEAD!  Amazing!

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread andy pugh
On 4 August 2012 02:46, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote:

 Hey, we're now IN THE LEAD!  Amazing!

Bad stats. For example the other section in the summary is clearly
the result of 10 responses in total. i.e., one or two of each.

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Re: [Emc-users] STOP RIGHT NOW...

2012-08-03 Thread jeremy youngs
i wonder if he will adjust his biased pie charts ?
http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2012/08/02/cnc-control-market-shares-what-are-the-most-popular-controls/

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote:
 Matt Shaver wrote:
 and take this poll:

 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DB68YQF

 Thanks,
 Matt

 P.S. No ballet box stuffing and be honest, OK?

 Hey, we're now IN THE LEAD!  Amazing!

 Jon

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