Thread: Should FIRST Release the 2009 Control System beta Libraries and information?
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Re: Should FIRST Release the 2009 Control System beta Libraries and information?
The beta test is an important part of integrating the new controller into FIRST and I have no problem with that.

While I have no doubt that many teams will choose to sit out the beta test and wait for the results, there should be a way for teams who want to see the libraries to do so. To ensure that teams who look at beta code and information know about the risks of using beta code, perhaps they could register to get read-only access to the beta test forum. This would also prevent the problem of having 1500+ solutions generated for each problem.

Even with the libraries, without the CompactRIO the non-beta test teams are not going to be activly debugging them. We will just get an overview of how the robot is controlled. While we need a beta test, there is no reason why non-beta test teams shouldn't have access to the beta information if they want it.
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