Re: [Emc-developers] Spotted on Ali-Express (Via the forum)

[Dave C. <lin...@gm...>]

On 11/5/2015 10:55 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
> On 11/05/2015 09:21 AM, Jeff Epler wrote:
>> I would not buy this device.
>>
>> Whatever "motcat" is, there is no driver for that in the software from
>> linuxcnc.org.
> Somewhere in that Chinglish blurb, it says something about
> Load LinuxCNC, INSTALL DRIVER and go.
> So, I guess they have a custom driver.
>> I would also be very surprised to hear these guys are meeting their
>> obligations under the GPL, too.
>>
>   From China?  No surprise.
>
> Jon
>

That's $140 just for the PC with LinuxCNC loaded.
The Ethernet driven "servo" card is $249.00  (Looks like step and 
direction output)

So the package is $400.00

I can see them making that work money wise in China.

I suspect you can pickup a 525 clone motherboard over there for $40 or less.

GPL...  ?   As long as they state that they are not selling LinuxCNC, 
how could get they get trouble with that?
I don't know if they actually state that or not.

Besides, doesn't all licensing and licensing legalities stop at the 
China border?    I'm pretty sure that Mach3 is freely exchanged in China.
When I was there a couple of years ago the local engineers told me that 
they routinely bought American movies on DVDS as soon as they were 
released to the theaters in the US.

He said the DVDs cost the equivalent of one dollar US or less.

Dave

Dave

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