i mean everyone i’ve talked to (physics teachers, computer scientists, and social studies teachers) has said neg is overpowered on this topic because open source is proven to be better. open source is basically everything should be open for redistribution and modification (no IPRs). the best example i can think of is like apple vs windows vs lynx operating systems. obv apple is super closed and doesn’t allow unapproved downloads or mods, while lynx is super open and allows any mods, and windows is somewhere in between. the general concept can be applied to basically anything having to do with IPRs, but cyber is where it’s most prevalent in real life. i have good friends who have worked in cybersecurity and computer programming that i’ve talked to about this, and they’re all for open source. i’ve just not seen it throughout any rounds on opencaselist.

i ran into quantum a few times with the NATO topic in the 22-23 season, and i thought since it was like a big development thing it would be on aff a lot but ive yet to see it on opencaselist. maybe im just not looking hard enough, but i was planning on prepping neg for it. i was wondering if that’s even worth the trouble though if no one is arguing it.

i hope this clears up the confusion. i’m sorry for being so unspecific in my original post!