Originally Posted by
nicubila
with the risk of anoying someone, I have to say that from outisde the "power of linux" seems much more consistent than from inside - once you made the first steps, feels like being lured with a candybox, then lost in ini files.
I did not expect a plug'n play solution, but neither a hassle.
One cannot despise a Mach3 user for not jumping into the linux boat. The gap between the 2 boats is too big in terms of having setup the system. I have my router for 2 years now but the complexity for having my system working in linux seems to high. I don't even have an idea of how much time would take to learn all the tricks for making it work.
To conclude in a more positive note: I can bet that if a couple of ready-made solutions are documented step by step, there will be a significant number of people making the switch and benefiting from linuxcnc. A simple 2 pages step by step quide should be enough to document simple setups like 3 axes 4 motors (or joints). Such standard guides will be the candy that will really turn on a lot of people.
Marius