[Jessica Boucher]

This discussion is hauntingly reminiscent of FRC in the early days of alliances, in which teams refused to post robot pictures for these very same reasons.

Now, look at where we are. Although some still choose to hold back, the majority feel that posting adds to the collective knowledge and makes every team better.

Although there is one huge difference here (there is no ship date), I feel that this will eventually even itself out to how FRC is today. Some still won't post, and that is their choice, but many more will, and it will naturally take game play to a higher level than if teams held back information.

This isn't patent law, but an educational competition. However, I think FVC is so new that it needs to naturally make its way through discussions like these and many others. So, give it time.