R71: Can't re-use code that you've written before?

[geeknerd99]

But what if copying and pasting produces the only code that will work or is satisfactory? For example, the dead zones on our joysticks were customized to my driving preferences, and there is a large possibility that I'll be driving again this year. Our design looks like it'll drive much like last year's, and I was anticipating using our modified 2-stick code again. Does this rule mean that I can't have the sticks set the way I had them set last year, even if I'm perfectly happy with it?

And really, how is FIRST or IFI going to enforce this? Not to sound like I'm purposely trying to reuse code (we don't have much code to reuse anyways), but if they can't enforce it, they might as well not include it. I'm expecting this rule to be clarified by the time ship date.