Still lurking

It sounds like it's all great stuff. I only wish I knew what the hang you guys are talking about Linux and Grizzly and EMC but what i do know is that one or all of those subjects are likely to become damn important to me when I come to want to control my router so I reckon keep it all together as only by exposure to it am I going to get to understand whats being said.
By all means have some other threads going afterall I want to know about guideways rods ballscrews and etc to decide what to use. Any recommendations for starters (routing sheet metals brass, aluminium and plastics abs,acrylics and styrene mostly for model components in 1:72 and 1:24 scales).
Keep up the terrific work everyone.
Raynor J