Long term plan for the LinuxCNC forum
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10 Nov 2026 17:05 #350564
by Unlogic
Long term plan for the LinuxCNC forum was created by Unlogic
There has recently been a large effort to try and upgrade the forum from the old software it's currently running.
This has revealed that such a migration is no small task and also apparent storage constraints with the current hosting solution.
The forum and all the information that is available in the threads and posts going many years back is very valuable to the community.
I'm rather new here in the community and I don't know the full history of how this has been handled i the past. But if there is anything the that us in community can do to help out with the forum then I'm willing to help and I'm sure many other people are too.
Personally I think that in order to secure the future of the forum a long term plan needs to be in place regarding the choice of platform, hosting, upgrades and maintenance.
This has revealed that such a migration is no small task and also apparent storage constraints with the current hosting solution.
The forum and all the information that is available in the threads and posts going many years back is very valuable to the community.
I'm rather new here in the community and I don't know the full history of how this has been handled i the past. But if there is anything the that us in community can do to help out with the forum then I'm willing to help and I'm sure many other people are too.
Personally I think that in order to secure the future of the forum a long term plan needs to be in place regarding the choice of platform, hosting, upgrades and maintenance.
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10 Nov 2026 18:33 #350565
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Replied by mwc on topic Long term plan for the LinuxCNC forum
I'm just going to echo the above comments, as I know I have been critical at times of the recent attempts.
I am willing to help with any future moves, but a discussion about what we currently have, and what we'd like would be a good first step.
I'm happy to have that discussion either publicly, or in private.
I am willing to help with any future moves, but a discussion about what we currently have, and what we'd like would be a good first step.
I'm happy to have that discussion either publicly, or in private.
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10 Nov 2026 19:03 #350566
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Replied by MikkelRS on topic Long term plan for the LinuxCNC forum
This is one of the forums I would actually financially subscribe to in some way. This project and all connections to it is definitely worth giving back to.
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10 Nov 2026 19:04 #350567
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Replied by Hakan on topic Long term plan for the LinuxCNC forum
Will I get banned if I propose to let for example Claude look into this and do a test migration?
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10 Nov 2026 23:22 #350577
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Replied by tommylight on topic Long term plan for the LinuxCNC forum
Thank you all for voicing your concerns and yout continued support.
There are many reasons for the state of this forum, but thanks to many members and their time and effort, not hopeless, for sure.
It is an Open Source project, and as such there will always be some quirks in managing it, especially since there is no money involved, that keeps it clean of any ... influence, but makes it hard for those who spend their own time and money to keep this running year after year.
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Any good idea on helping JT long term with this is welcomed.
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Also, no "help with the server", please, JT and SGD are very good at it, i have nearly 30 years of running production servers, so thank you, but no.
There are many reasons for the state of this forum, but thanks to many members and their time and effort, not hopeless, for sure.
It is an Open Source project, and as such there will always be some quirks in managing it, especially since there is no money involved, that keeps it clean of any ... influence, but makes it hard for those who spend their own time and money to keep this running year after year.
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Any good idea on helping JT long term with this is welcomed.
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Also, no "help with the server", please, JT and SGD are very good at it, i have nearly 30 years of running production servers, so thank you, but no.
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11 Nov 2026 00:09 #350584
by tommylight
Claude can not help with this, but it can help quite a bit with fixing minor issues.
Also, giving full server access to claude is absolutely not OK.
Replied by tommylight on topic Long term plan for the LinuxCNC forum
No, and no.Will I get banned if I propose to let for example Claude look into this and do a test migration?
Claude can not help with this, but it can help quite a bit with fixing minor issues.
Also, giving full server access to claude is absolutely not OK.
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