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Re: A Centralized Code Dump?

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Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky
I understand wanting to reinvent the wheel, hell, that's what most of us enjoy about FIRST (how many teams can really claim to be doing cutting edge stuff?). But, if this is something you are providing for the community, there are interests other than your own.

I'm not demeaning your work or anything, I'm just trying to save you and the community from going through the same thing that happened with SilverStar's old, custom repository.
I tend to agree to that. But if you think you can pull it off real well then go ahead, my best wishes. The last Code Repository was not so useful or successful. Another suggestion is use something already there and modify its code to fit our needs. As one of the spotlights, I think by Dave Lavery says "Steal from the best and re invent the rest"
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