Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: USB and ncPOD system

John Stevenson wrote:

> The main problem I can see with Linux is not so much the operating system but the people who are putting this forward.
>
> Now I mean this in the nicest way and it's not aimed at anyone, in fact it's a bit of a compliment.
>
> All the people touting Linux are very well versed in the OS and usually very computer orientated and can understand the nitty gritty of the OS inside out.
> What they completely fail to miss is they are 0.1% of the worlds computer users.
> The other 99.9% are quite happy to go with the flow and try to understand the same system the other 99.8% are using.
>
> We are told download the BDI image, install, edit a file we have never heard of and in 20 minutes we will be up and running.
> Translated this means, install Linux in the form best suited for the application in hand, our trusty geek will know straight away what flavor and name it has this week.
> Is Red Hat still useable or is it now Unbuntu or are they those short people west of the Gold coast ?

None of this matters, as the standard distribution of EMC2 has
the compatible OS bundled with the CNC control program. You
download one file (yes, it is large) burn it to a CD, and you
can boot right off that CD to try it out.

> Then edit a series of files using an application that bear no resemblance in name to file manager or similar and it will run with a bit of tweaking.

You have available very simple file managers built right into
the Xwindows screen manager that any Windows user should find
completely easy and obvious.

I have sold a number of turnkey systems to people who have never
seen Linux before, and they usually have it up and running in
pretty short order.

Jon