pic: Vex Winch

[Barry Bonzack]

Originally Posted by Matt Krass

I have to say, it seems like a decidedly 'un-GP' move to go ahead and insinuate a lack of GP on their part because they don't wish to disclose everything about their system at the drop of a hat for everyone else. There's nothing wrong with competitive advantage through superior design, which is easily negated if they publicly share that design. It should be their option to share, not their requirement, and they shouldn't be criticized should they choose not to.

I think Jonathan worded his views in a professional manner and was in no way flaming the fact that the ratchet was originally blurred. His message was fundamentally true about FIRST and how we are all striving to achieve the same goals and improve upon each other's ideas. This is how technology advances.


By the way, I'm impressed with the ratchet, I'd love to see video if you can get some online.