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Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:11:12 GMT
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Steve Baker wrote:
> Would you be happy if Lego offered NQC for download for free from their
> web site? Would you be happy if we had to pay Lego a nominal ten cent
> fee to download it? Does it have to cost $50 before it's somehow
> credible?
Yes, no, and no. If Lego themselves also acted as a distributor for
NQC (heck, there's nothing saying that LEGO couldn't print CD's and sell
them, is there? Sure, the software's freely available, but people buy
CD's with free software on them all the time), then possible perception
that Lego's offering of tools is inferior in comparison would be
effectively eliminated (since Lego themselves would be a potential
source for NQC).
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| (...) The difference is a really bright line. All of the examples you quote are to do with non-standard things ending up inside the robot. NQC DOESN'T end up inside the robot. Using NQC instead of RIS is no different from using a pocketknife to (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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