Foreword:
I am happy to announce the free open-source/architecture project, which i have been participating in for a while now. I am sure some enthusiasts of this forum would be interested in reading about this project and perhaps even participate, hence me posting this here.
I am posting this in the general section as there is no dedicated engine management section on r3v.
Below is the diyefi.org admin's broadcast message to the community.
Enjoy,
Alex
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Hi,
This thread is here to introduce and discuss DIYEFI.org, a new community with a difference.
For those of you who don't know who I am, I've been keeping a close eye on DIY EFI stuff since the late 90's and been involved with MegaSquirt for the last 3 years or so to some degree or other. Many things have come and gone and many things have changed in that time. The time has come for an even bigger change. Those of you who "just use" MegaSquirt and don't get too involved won't really care too much about this site for at least a few more months. On the other hand, if you like to participate and get involved, this site is probably for you.
As a way of testing whether you might be interested, I have assembled some questions here :
If you answered yes to any of those you may want to take a look at my new site, if not, there is no need to bother :-)
The site is totally non-profit. There aren't even any adverts (yet, probably never if I can help it). The designs will be community produced and available for free download just like FireFox and Linux etc. There are no businesses or companies behind it. Just me and a group of like minded individuals who want to make the DIY engine management world a better place for everyone.
If you are wondering why I have gone and put this much time, effort and money into apparently reinventing the wheel, take a look here http://www.diyefi.org/why.htm
If you are wondering who else is involved in the project, or indeed who has made MegaSquirt the runaway success that it has become, please see the appropriate sections of this page http://www.diyefi.org/contributors.htm
If you are wondering about some of the details of the history of Do It Yourself fuel injection, have a read through this partly incomplete history page http://www.diyefi.org/history.htm
If you want to dig straight in then have a of this thread viewtopic.php?f=17&t=90
The code is nothing special just yet, but some of the foundations are there and working flawlessly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsXPi2KWRAU
It will be some time before it runs an engine, but that doesn't mean you should wait till then to get involved. If you express your opinion in a constructive way now, you will be happier with the end result when it finally arrives.
It was recently suggested to me that I was trying to recruit the type of people that complain a lot :
This is NOT the case. In fact, that is the LAST thing that I want. If you are just going to whinge, whine and complain about the past, please stay away. If on the other hand you have something positive to offer about the future, please sign up!
The forum is here if you would like to join our efforts : index.php
However, before joining, I recommend that you have a read of this first viewtopic.php?f=17&t=26
If you want to see some of my work that is more or less completed and you have DSL have a look here viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16
If you are wondering more about me, some would say that one word sums me up nicely
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii15 ... 0_7044.jpg
though, I prefer to prefix it with 'car-' ;-)
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy what you find :-)
Fred.
I am happy to announce the free open-source/architecture project, which i have been participating in for a while now. I am sure some enthusiasts of this forum would be interested in reading about this project and perhaps even participate, hence me posting this here.
I am posting this in the general section as there is no dedicated engine management section on r3v.
Below is the diyefi.org admin's broadcast message to the community.
Enjoy,
Alex
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi,
This thread is here to introduce and discuss DIYEFI.org, a new community with a difference.
For those of you who don't know who I am, I've been keeping a close eye on DIY EFI stuff since the late 90's and been involved with MegaSquirt for the last 3 years or so to some degree or other. Many things have come and gone and many things have changed in that time. The time has come for an even bigger change. Those of you who "just use" MegaSquirt and don't get too involved won't really care too much about this site for at least a few more months. On the other hand, if you like to participate and get involved, this site is probably for you.
As a way of testing whether you might be interested, I have assembled some questions here :
- Do you use GNU/Linux?
- Does engine management interest you?
- Are you a fan of Open Source Software?
- Do you enjoy printing your own boards?
- How about designing your own boards?
- Do you dislike closed door development?
- Sick of Lance deleting your posts on msefi.com?
- Sick of waiting for UMS, PWC, MS3, Router board, GPIO or Sequencer?
- Willing to put in the hard work to have the engine management system of your hearts desire?
- Clever with electronics or code and willing to work on an open source project for the greater good and benefit to all?
If you answered yes to any of those you may want to take a look at my new site, if not, there is no need to bother :-)
The site is totally non-profit. There aren't even any adverts (yet, probably never if I can help it). The designs will be community produced and available for free download just like FireFox and Linux etc. There are no businesses or companies behind it. Just me and a group of like minded individuals who want to make the DIY engine management world a better place for everyone.
If you are wondering why I have gone and put this much time, effort and money into apparently reinventing the wheel, take a look here http://www.diyefi.org/why.htm
If you are wondering who else is involved in the project, or indeed who has made MegaSquirt the runaway success that it has become, please see the appropriate sections of this page http://www.diyefi.org/contributors.htm
If you are wondering about some of the details of the history of Do It Yourself fuel injection, have a read through this partly incomplete history page http://www.diyefi.org/history.htm
If you want to dig straight in then have a of this thread viewtopic.php?f=17&t=90
The code is nothing special just yet, but some of the foundations are there and working flawlessly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsXPi2KWRAU
It will be some time before it runs an engine, but that doesn't mean you should wait till then to get involved. If you express your opinion in a constructive way now, you will be happier with the end result when it finally arrives.
It was recently suggested to me that I was trying to recruit the type of people that complain a lot :
Originally posted by Anon
This is NOT the case. In fact, that is the LAST thing that I want. If you are just going to whinge, whine and complain about the past, please stay away. If on the other hand you have something positive to offer about the future, please sign up!
The forum is here if you would like to join our efforts : index.php
However, before joining, I recommend that you have a read of this first viewtopic.php?f=17&t=26
If you want to see some of my work that is more or less completed and you have DSL have a look here viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16
If you are wondering more about me, some would say that one word sums me up nicely
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii15 ... 0_7044.jpg
though, I prefer to prefix it with 'car-' ;-)
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy what you find :-)
Fred.
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