Yes I checked the charters and I don't believe this is in breach.
Basically following recent discussions on alt.machines.cnc and rec.crafts.metalworking it became apparent to me that there is a lot of interest in the Open Source aspect of CNC in general, but no real central repository of information.
Yes there are specific websites such as LinuxCNC org, but that won't help you with finding ballscrews locally for your own CNC project, or help you with a specific G code problem, or suchlike.
So, I have today registered
If you feel you fit the bill then drop me a line, ideally sign up as a member first, then tell me what thankless task you're up for, so I can simply click a button and make it so. NB I don't care who you are, only if you can do the necessary, so if you flamed me or agreed with me on a thread somewhere that makes no difference.
Note well, this site is based on OPEN SOURCE, not profit, proprietary systems, lock in, or any such, and that applies to the site too, so there is no way in hell there is ever going to be commercial influences such as selling the user database, biased articles or content, or god forbid bloody adverts cluttering up the site. As far as privacy goes the site uses cookies, and that's it, they just exist for the user login / personal preferences thing.
I don't have any specific visions about what it should become, it could die of lack of interest, or it could become whatever the users decide they need, I don't mind, I have no agenda.
Anyway, that's about the size of it, if this wasted your bandwidth then apologies, if not then hope to see you soon.
Just time to sign off with a happy and prosperous 2006 to you all.