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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Now teams have only 3 days (one of which is a holiday) to make a decision and act on a rule released prior to kickoff (which has never been done before), without knowing the game? But we have a week during build season to do our window shopping on FIRST Choice....
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I don't see how R13 this year is that much different than last year, except more explicit and clearer. How would you be able to use a design that met the 2014 rule but didn't meet the now stated 2015 rule?
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2014 R13:
ROBOT elements created before Kickoff are not permitted. ROBOT elements, including software, that are designed
before Kickoff are not permitted.
Exceptions include the following:
D. software and designs with source files publicly available prior to Kickoff.
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For reference, 2013 R16.
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2013 R16
ROBOT elements, including software, that are designed or created before Kickoff are not permitted, unless they are
publicly available prior to Kickoff.
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I think there is a clear trend that teams can make a reasonable plan based off of. I see the blog more as a polite reminder with time to act, rather than a change of course. I appreciate the reminder.