Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I might add the developers and other contributors were very helpful when I asked for help on any subject related to LinuxCNC. On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 04/03/2014 12:03 PM, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > > Steve; > > > > I'm still stuck lathe wise though, I may j

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 04/03/2014 12:46 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 04/03/2014 12:03 PM, John Alexander Stewart wrote: >> Steve; >> >> I'm still stuck lathe wise though, I may just have to bite the bullet >>> and get a Siemens or Fanuc control otherwise I may well be in the grave >>> before it gets released here or M

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 03 April 2014 15:25:49 Steve Blackmore did opine: > On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 11:54:26 -0500, you wrote: > >I am a circle of one! :) > >If I want something bad enough I either pay to have it done OR do it > >myself. :) > > > :) > > Done that to some extent here Stuart, abandoned Mach and Lin

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 04/03/2014 12:03 PM, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Steve; > > I'm still stuck lathe wise though, I may just have to bite the bullet >> and get a Siemens or Fanuc control otherwise I may well be in the grave >> before it gets released here or Mach 4 turn materialises. >> > > I thought the new T

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Steve; I'm still stuck lathe wise though, I may just have to bite the bullet > and get a Siemens or Fanuc control otherwise I may well be in the grave > before it gets released here or Mach 4 turn materialises. > I thought the new Tormach lathe runs LinuxCNC? Or are the reports out there wrong?

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 11:54:26 -0500, you wrote: >I am a circle of one! :) >If I want something bad enough I either pay to have it done OR do it >myself. :) :) Done that to some extent here Stuart, abandoned Mach and Linux for Bert Edings offering - it's based heavily on LinuxCNC code but amazingl

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I am a circle of one! :) If I want something bad enough I either pay to have it done OR do it myself. :) Just saying Stuart On Apr 3, 2014 11:50 AM, "andy pugh" wrote: > On 3 April 2014 17:34, Mark Tucker wrote: > > > I am trying to give the linuxcnc/machinekit setup a fair crack of the > > whip

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Mark Tucker
Judging by what is being said and from what i have seen "Yes" On 03/04/14 17:47, andy pugh wrote: > On 3 April 2014 17:34, Mark Tucker wrote: > >> I am trying to give the linuxcnc/machinekit setup a fair crack of the >> whip but it really does seem to be held up by the "inner circle" of >> Linuxc

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread andy pugh
On 3 April 2014 17:34, Mark Tucker wrote: > I am trying to give the linuxcnc/machinekit setup a fair crack of the > whip but it really does seem to be held up by the "inner circle" of > Linuxcnc developers. Who do you imagine this "Inner Circle" is? Can you have a circle of one? -- atp If you

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Mark Tucker
I am just hoping that we see things move a lot faster than linuxcnc development. I moved away from linuxcnc many years ago to "the other one" But as soon as the beaglebone/machinekit was announced i thought wow things are moving on. But unfortunately it seems this is not the case. I remember co

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread Bas Laarhoven
On 3-4-2014 17:20, andy pugh wrote: > On 3 April 2014 15:26, Michael Haberler wrote: >> We are pleased to announce the formation of the Machinekit project [1][2][3]. > I have no idea what this means. > Progress (I hope). --