request for input

hello;

at some point this year i will be releasing under the
gnu hardware license, gnu general public license, and gnu documentation
license a piece of hardware for use in cnc. i would like some input
as to what format certain documents should be to best help the end user.

printed circuit board:
gerber plots
postscript
tiff images
jpeg images
png images

documentation:
sgml
html
man pages

bill of materials:
specify parts with suggested vendors.
specify parts but not any vendors.
specify parts and equivalent parts but not any vendors.

software:
source code only.
source code and binaries for selected platforms.
cvs access to source code only.

given the size of this hardware project i have toyed with the
idea of making an iso-9660 cdrom image and let people download
it. any thoughts.

so i do not get swamped with numerous questions about this hardware
please read the below summary.

supported platforms:
linux on i386 and powerpc with either built-in firewire ports or pci card.
macos-x on powerpc with firewire ports.
linux distributions used for testing: debian and mandrake.
macos-x on imac and g4.

interface:
firewire

what does it do?:
you will know that when it is released.

misc:
there are absolutely no plans to support usb any version.
there are absolutely no plans to supports microsoft windows any version.

if you have any questions please e-mail me privately.
if i do not answer immediately it is not because i am ignoring you it is
because i am busy.

--
Terry L. Ridder
Blue Danube Artistic Forge (Blaue Donau Kunstschmiede)
"We do not bend metal, we sculpt it."

digging deep, i feel my conscience burn
i need to know who and what i am
this hunger jolts me from complacency
rocks me, makes me meet myself
----kendall payne---closer to myself---