User-facing documentation

[NoahAndrews]

[NoahAndrews]

Because our repos are based on the official repo's commit history, it should be possible to make the switch by adding the OpenFTC repo as a remote, and pulling from there, at least for now. I'm not 100% sure if that will still work after the next official update

[NoahAndrews]

[NoahAndrews]

[NoahAndrews]

Note that the turbo version strips out the HTTP server entirely, including the "manage" page that shows you the network connection information. You can still access that information by choosing "about" from the app menu on the robot controller.

[NoahAndrews]

FAQ

• What's the difference between OpenFTC and OpenRC?
• Who's behind this?
• Why doesn't GitHub show this as a fork of the FTC repository?
• Won't having so many versions of this slow down updates?
• Is this legal?
• Is this safe to use?
• Can I easily switch back to the official app?
• What happens if I use an OpenFTC feature in my OpModes and switch to the Stock build flavor?
• How can I help?
  • Join our discord server and give yourself the "tester" role

[NoahAndrews]

The official SDK's contribution guide has some git documentation that we might want to use as a guide

[NoahAndrews]

We should warn the user about Instant Run

[NoahAndrews]

we should advise using the --depth and --single-branch options

[NoahAndrews]

[NoahAndrews]

See private chat with BR

[NoahAndrews]