PHP Nuke

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Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky

I think all of you have some very big misconceptions about FIRST. Winning the robot part of the competition is not about learning or doing unneccesary work. It works just like "winning" in industry. You are given a goal with some simple restrictions. That's it. No one really cares how you get it done, just the fact that you get it done. If I can make a website based on a free CMS and make a more functional, content-rich, and aesthetically pleasing website, why should it matter?

There are very few rules restricting what can go on the robot beyond safety rules and rules that limit the advantage that teams with very large resources have. I don't see how disallowing (or frowning upon) freely available tools, tools that are available to real web developers, makes any sense.

Here's a direct quote from the PhpNuke faq...
"Need I to know HTML to use PHP-Nuke?
The answer is no. You only need to know the basic functions to change somethings through the system administration included in PHP-Nuke. This system is designed to do all its jobs automated using your preferred web browser. You'll never need to edit files in your server."

"The Website Award recognizes excellence in student-designed, built, and managed FIRST team websites." Direct quote from the official document. Using a predesigned or built website would disqualify you. Does PHPNuke count as predesigned or built? In my opinion yes, it would be the same as getting a professional to build your site, and you add content to it (and maybe some little changes) I'm going to send an email to FIRST to clear things up though.