Hi thefabricator03, I want you to know that I respect your opinion. From your point of view, maybe things look like this. But I don't think you're right. In fact, you barely even understood what I meant, right?
According to what you wrote, you look like a very above average Linux user. Very good of you, it would be to be broad-minded and to be able to easily get into someone else's shoes. Then of course you would know the statistics. on the question (you should be interested in this, right). Does anyone actually care how many people can compile themselves for a particular computer - LinuxCNC?
Then of course you wouldn't write that anyone could install the unfinished one left somewhere in the years of Linux (we won't argue since when the default screen and installer was made and it hasn't been changed until today), collecting it from different places on the Internet and supplement it with various additives to make it look like a complete CNC system.
On the other hand, if you try to understand me, you will see that while we can use a cheap resource from the Chinese, (the small pc I mentioned) it is good to create a LinuxCNC for them to increase the number of people who use it. This will only bring good to the community and its users. In the end, if it is developed by a specific programmer, we can help him sell it!
Only in this way, a good idea can be improved and acquire the qualities of a real CNC system, which, unfortunately, LinuxCNC is not yet. I will not go into details, because I am sure that I will need pages of text to explain my position.
I will only add that, in my opinion, until the real time is moved from the computer, the PC based CNCs will not move forward in their development. If this happens, the PC will stop being a problem and everything will be processed on the cheap and super accurate FPGA it will be ok.
Again, I want to point out that I am writing this with good feelings, despite the strange English!
P.P It is a pity that your opinion is this tommylight
P.P In fact, I originally installed LinuxCNC 2.7 on a MITAC 210 (because it has a DB25 printer port).This is how my metal mill works for several months.
Well, a great movie, until I understand the way of thinking of the poor man who created the HOME procedure ...:laugh:
Then I delved into installing thousands of nonsense created by different people to fix unfinished things, and finally I read so many unnecessary pages ....
Now I ordered two T95 Intel Cherry Trail Z8350 and I plan to try again - this time with Mesa 7I96 + THCAD
but it was well after 30 days before I found out there was a roll back option so it was too late then.. 
