[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by EricH

If anyone from FIRST is reading this: I think a politic thing to do would be to retract the "and their kits" part of that statement, as soon as practical. That would go a long way towards un-ruffling the feathers that were ruffled by that statement. (Oh, and having FLL be the program of choice for support nest year would also help.)

I have 2 questions:

1. What is so ruffling about "and their kits"?
2. Who is making this a seeming political situation?

FIRST recognizes its partnerships with its vendors/suppliers/sponsors. Why should that change now? Any impact the minibot potentially has is recognized through these partnerships or through the application of rules in the manual and updates that state what can be used or what can not be used, should teams choose to build one.

There's nothing complicated or upsetting about it.

Edit: I have a 3rd question -
Has anyone given any serious thought as to how this particular game is honoring Jack Kamen? I have a few ideas but I have glimpsed very few ideas/suggestions of others here in CD and how, by honoring Dean Kamen's father, we are all committed to playing the game and following the rules as they are intended.

Jane