Relaunch LaserWeb

[d4mer]

Hi All,

Just wanted to see if there was any interest in taking up the project and continuing the development. I am willing to take this on if there are others also willing to jump on and dedicate a bit of time.

Please contact me so we can chat.

[wolkenjaeger]

It would be great if this project lives on. However, with a powerful AND not so pricey software like Lightburn it is questionable if this is required. For now, I did all my projects with LaserWeb.

[dgoadby]

I am just upgrading my K40 to a GCODE controller so will be looking to use this software. After I have finished the upgrade I will see if I can contribute.

[gfrornermichi]

I am not able to contribute as I am not a programmer, but it would be awesome as this is the best linux able software for lasers

[targor]

it would be nice to relaunch this tool, maybe with .net mono...

Lightburn is indeed not a bad tool, but i am really missing some features laserweb has, for example the matrix burn and the configuration possibilities of the different layers when it gets to svg vectors, and the thread/cpu optimizations e.g. . In lightburn there are only 31 configurable laser options, which is bad when you want to maybe want to make a test matrix or have a really extensible project with many different burnings. In laserweb you could add as many items to your list as the memory can hold ^^. Also when it gets to headless server/ running on a pi .. the support people from lightburn always argument with.. you do not leave your laser alone, but there are other
reasons why someone wants to run a program on a server.. this, to name only some features, laserweb do much better in comparsion to lightburn in my opinion. all in all i would appreciate to have a new and open source version of laserweb.. and if it is possible for me, i would also like to participate.

[cprezzi]

I am the backend dev of LaserWeb (nodejs) and could supprt you, if someone takes over the frontend (react/redux).

[chron0]

I would also love to see laserweb continue forward. I dont like running closed source software, and so far laserweb seemed like a really good alternative for us linux users.

[d4mer]

Seeing as how cprezzi has offered his support for the back end, if we can get a couple of others to commit to lend a hand, we can look at working up a road map to see if it would be worth while working on.

[chron0]

I would give it a shot to lend a hand, but I'm more of a metal/ops guy who only does frontend hacking to suit my needs. If someone else is taking the lead I'd be happy to contribute what I can.