# LinuxCNC *Controlling CNC Machines*
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It can drive milling machines, lathes, 3D printers, laser
cutters, plasma cutters, robot arms, hexapods, and more. LinuxCNC was initiated 25 years ago and evolved into a very
international project with contributions from all over the globe. With release 2.9 of LinuxCNC we also transitioned the
documentation to the use of the public crowd translation
services [Weblate] and invite all our users to contribute. The translations we expect to help attract practitioners
to the project and also helps educating enthusiasts of
all age groups on automated machining.
## DISCLAIMER
``` Ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ ａｃｃｅｐｔ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｎｏ ｌｉａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｆｏｒ ａｎｙ ｈａｒｍ　ｏｒ ｌｏｓｓ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｍ ｉｔｓ ｕｓｅ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ＥＸＴＲＥＭＥＬＹ ｕｎｗｉｓｅ ｔｏ　ｒｅｌｙ ｏｎ ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ ａｌｏｎｅ ｆｏｒ ｓａｆｅｔｙ． Any machinery capable of harming persons must have provisions for completely removing power from all motors, etc., before persons enter any danger area. All machinery must be designed to comply with local and national safety codes, and the authors of this software cannot and do not, take any responsibility for such compliance. ```