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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
I prefer to think of myself, my students, and all the other teams as the customer... because you know, the giant stacks of cash we give FIRST every year.
The "Team Experience" is very important, and the fact that we pay so much to compete makes it harder to let things slide.
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In a real sense, of course, you are correct. We are all paying FIRST but then large components of FIRST are volunteers.
But that is not how the game itself is played. Our "customer" gives us a set of design criteria on the first Saturday and we have 6+ weeks to design, construct and test a product. In the context of the game, FIRST and the GDC is the customer.
On the higher plane (where we are paying big $$$), Frank has spoken for FIRST promising just what you ask for. Maybe it is time to move on?