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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 03:32:20 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
> Steve Baker wrote:
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> > 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?
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> 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).
Doesn't Jin Sato's book have NQC on the CD? If it does then LEGO is already
distributing NQC:
http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=B565&cn=156&d=21&t=7
-Orion
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| (...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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