Re: [Emc-users] Minefields and...

2007-03-16 Thread John Kasunich
Jon Elson wrote: > Does anyone know what Paul is talking about here? Is there any > intellectual property that belongs to someone outside the immediate > project included in the distributions or CVS? No. Copyright for the existing Mesa stuff belongs to either Peter Wallace or PeteV, and it is

Re: [Emc-users] Minefields and...

2007-03-16 Thread John Kasunich
Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote: (I see that while I was writing this tome, Matt clarified some things. But its already written, and it goes into more detail, so I'm posting it anyway.) > On Sat, 2007-03-17 at 00:58 +, paul_c wrote: > >> On Friday 16 March 2007 18:44, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Minefields and...

2007-03-16 Thread Matthew Glenn Shaver
On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 23:29 -0400, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote: > [a bunch of stuff, some of it wrong] After a long discussion on IRC where I argued the case for the Pluto firmware being proprietary and non-redistributable & everyone else taking the other side, I have come to the preliminary conclu

[Emc-users] number of axes

2007-03-16 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, I am looking at putting EMC2 on a CNC tool and cutter grinder. This machine is an eight axis machine. Is it possible to extend the axis quantity to eight or more? What would be the limiting factor? Processor speed? Ram? This will not be a high speed motion machine. I am running the e

[Emc-users] axis tuning

2007-03-16 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, I would like to know if someone has a written guide for tuning a servo. I have read everything I could find about it. One of the guides looked as if it would be very good and then it seemed to die just at the point I really needed it. If someone has some information or a location of

Re: [Emc-users] Minefields and...

2007-03-16 Thread Matthew Glenn Shaver
On Sat, 2007-03-17 at 00:58 +, paul_c wrote: > On Friday 16 March 2007 18:44, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote: > > > src/hal/drivers/pluto_servo_firmware/pluto_servo.qsf > > GPL - Header at the top of the file. > > Well, I guess the Altera lawyers could have a field day with that... > CVS history

Re: [Emc-users] Minefields and...

2007-03-16 Thread Jon Elson
paul_c wrote: >On Friday 16 March 2007 18:17, Ray Henry wrote: > > >>I suggest that we let Paul do the audit and we keep working on >>abilities. >> >> > >Buck. Passing ? > > Of course! Passing the buck is the conceptual foundation of the open-source project! Whoever volunteers himself to

[Emc-users] size of axis display

2007-03-16 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, To use a touch screen I need to make the display bigger. I have a 15 inch LCD screen. Is there an easy way to size the display? Is it possible to easily size the individual slides and buttons? thanks Stuart - Take

Re: [Emc-users] Minefields and...

2007-03-16 Thread paul_c
On Friday 16 March 2007 18:17, Ray Henry wrote: > I suggest that we let Paul do the audit and we keep working on > abilities. Buck. Passing ? On Friday 16 March 2007 18:44, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote: > > src/hal/drivers/pluto_servo_firmware/pluto_servo.qsf > GPL - Header at the top of the file.

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread Steve Stallings
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of paul_c > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:57 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He > Subscribes? > > > And from Section 1 of the Xil

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 16 March 2007, Ray Henry wrote: >I suggest that we let Paul do the audit and we keep working on >abilities. As I've said before, I am completely opposed to a GPL only >or project wide license. > >Ray > Then let me play the devils advocate here for a few words, Ray. Does it not bother yo

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 01:17:47PM -0500, Ray Henry wrote: > > I suggest that we let Paul do the audit and we keep working on > abilities. As I've said before, I am completely opposed to a GPL only > or project wide license. > > Ray It's clear that opinions about this vary. Putting non-Free cod

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 02:44:41PM -0400, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote: > On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 15:56 +, paul_c wrote: > > src/emc/usr_intf/axis/extensions/togl.c > > This software is copyrighted by Brian Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and > Benjamin Bederson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). The following terms

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread Matthew Glenn Shaver
On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 15:56 +, paul_c wrote: > src/emc/usr_intf/axis/extensions/togl.c This software is copyrighted by Brian Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and Benjamin Bederson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). The following terms apply to all files associated with the software unless explicitly disclaimed in

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread Ray Henry
I suggest that we let Paul do the audit and we keep working on abilities. As I've said before, I am completely opposed to a GPL only or project wide license. Ray On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 15:56 +, paul_c wrote: > On Friday 16 March 2007 14:10, John Kasunich wrote: > > Accusing EMC2 of containin

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread paul_c
On Friday 16 March 2007 14:10, John Kasunich wrote: > Accusing EMC2 of containing non-GPL code without pointing to the > specific files in question is a perfect example of FUD. Fer... You want to be able to make these claims, then I suggest you start conducting regular audits. A small selection,

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread John Kasunich
paul_c wrote: > "emc2 contains non-GPL code" Regarding FUD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear%2C_uncertainty_and_doubt A quote from that entry: > Certainly if an individual were stopped and accused of shoplifting > after walking out of Neiman Marcus they would expect to be eventually > told

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread John Kasunich
Dale wrote: > I certainly did not consider my statement to be an attack on anyone or > anything! Definitly not intended that way! Understood. You were obviously pleased with the current state of EMC. But by stating that the original EMC was a POS, you unintentionally (I hope) insulted the wo

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread Dale
Jon, Fear - anyone that claims they have no fear is either a liar or a fool. Uncertainty - it's a part of life get used to it, Life - what happens while we are making other plans. Doubt - some of that is a good thing as in don't believe everything you hear or read. I have nothing to fea

Re: [Emc-users] Another Potential User - I Wonder If He Subscribes?

2007-03-16 Thread paul_c
On Friday 16 March 2007 03:44, Jon Elson wrote: > On Thursday 15 March 2007 19:01, Dale wrote: > >You can email me directly if you care to expand on what "FUD" means. > Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt -- something naysayers spread to disparage > something they don't want to succeed. A cudgel used to den