Re: emc & rtlinux questions and suggestions

[eek105-at-psu.edu]

Brian Pitt wrote:

>  I think
> alot of EMCers at least are willing to run an older
> kernel for the sake of stability ,a software glitch +
> a ton of moving iron can add up to trouble fast
> (I've seen this on a new machine tool ,it got BAD)
>

You have never seen bad if it wasn't being controlled by windows:)
My thought is that, although Linux does suffer from creeping featuritis,

much of the difference between versions is due to bug fixes.  Also,
around here you gotta keep ahead of the hackers or they will shut you
down.
eric