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Using a non-free (beer) language on a cops-and-robbers challenge For a discussion on what counts as "free", see this post. Cops-and-robbers challenges have two components: a cop posts a program o...
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- ## Using a non-free (beer) language on a cops-and-robbers challenge
- Cops-and-robbers challenges have two components: a cop posts a program optimized to be as good as possible in some property and a robber tries to invalidate the program. An important part of cops-and-robbers is that the robbers can test code in the same language to see if it works to invalidate a cop program.
- Although non-free languages would do very well in a cops-and-robbers challenge, they are not within the spirit and introduce an arbitrary barrier to entry. This means that **languages which cannot be used freely (as in beer) are banned from competing.**
- Languages with a free trial that eventually expires are also banned, even if unofficial methods can circumvent the free trial (we don't want companies looking at us and closing the circumventions...).
- ## Using a non-free (beer) language on a cops-and-robbers challenge
- For a discussion on what counts as "free", see [this post](https://codegolf.codidact.com/posts/282856).
- Cops-and-robbers challenges have two components: a cop posts a program optimized to be as good as possible in some property and a robber tries to invalidate the program. An important part of cops-and-robbers is that the robbers can test code in the same language to see if it works to invalidate a cop program.
- Although non-free languages would do very well in a cops-and-robbers challenge, they are not within the spirit and introduce an arbitrary barrier to entry. This means that **languages which cannot be used freely (as in beer) are banned from competing.**
- Languages with a free trial that eventually expires are also banned, even if unofficial methods can circumvent the free trial (we don't want companies looking at us and closing the circumventions...).
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AndrewTheCodegolfer
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2021-07-25T00:55:36Z (over 2 years ago)
- ## Using a non-free (beer) language on a cops-and-robbers challenge
- Cops-and-robbers challenges have two components: a cop posts a program optimized to be as good as possible in some property and a robber tries to invalidate the program. An important part of cops-and-robbers is that the robbers can test code in the same language to see if it works to invalidate a cop program.
- Although non-free languages would do very well in a cops-and-robbers challenge, they are not within the spirit and introduce an arbitrary barrier to entry. This means that **languages which cannot be used freely (as in beer) are banned from competing.**
Languages with a free trial that eventually expires are also banned.
- ## Using a non-free (beer) language on a cops-and-robbers challenge
- Cops-and-robbers challenges have two components: a cop posts a program optimized to be as good as possible in some property and a robber tries to invalidate the program. An important part of cops-and-robbers is that the robbers can test code in the same language to see if it works to invalidate a cop program.
- Although non-free languages would do very well in a cops-and-robbers challenge, they are not within the spirit and introduce an arbitrary barrier to entry. This means that **languages which cannot be used freely (as in beer) are banned from competing.**
- Languages with a free trial that eventually expires are also banned, even if unofficial methods can circumvent the free trial (we don't want companies looking at us and closing the circumventions...).
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AndrewTheCodegolfer
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2021-07-25T00:55:05Z (over 2 years ago)
## Using a non-free (beer) language on a cops-and-robbers challenge Cops-and-robbers challenges have two components: a cop posts a program optimized to be as good as possible in some property and a robber tries to invalidate the program. An important part of cops-and-robbers is that the robbers can test code in the same language to see if it works to invalidate a cop program. Although non-free languages would do very well in a cops-and-robbers challenge, they are not within the spirit and introduce an arbitrary barrier to entry. This means that **languages which cannot be used freely (as in beer) are banned from competing.** Languages with a free trial that eventually expires are also banned.