[EricH]

And if the libraries have a flaw? What happens to that code? Do you fix it? If so, do you publish the fix? What if 1500+ teams do the same thing?

If the libraries have a flaw, and teams design around the libraries, even in template, would you want to be responsible for the resulting confusion, failed code, etc.? I wouldn't. Neither, apparently, does FIRST. Hence, the beta test.

I have one other question. Would you rather have had no "guinea pigs"? No beta testers to make sure the system works? Or would you rather have 1500+ teams having trouble?

Seeing as FIRST is doing a beta test, we have to accept the conditions. I'm sure that FIRST will release the libraries as soon as possible.