Why do "official" NXT blocks have to be password protected?

Like everyone, I'm new to building NXT blocks with LabVIEW. The projects we had in mind when we got LabVIEW were to combine and modify existing NXT-G blocks to make them more suitable for our purposes. However, the first thing I learned was that the block diagrams to all of the existing blocks are password protected. Therefore, instead of being able to take the easy approach of modify the work that has already been done, we have to start from scratch. Does anyone know why NI won't let the public have access to the block diagrams?

Hi Eagles Coach,
The existing NXT blocks contain several different VIs with proprietary software. Like any other software company, it is in National Instruments' best interest to protect the original source code the NXT software was built upon.
So, rather than leaving eager programmers such as yourself in the dark we created an NXT Toolkit which provides all NXT VIs not deemed proprietary. You have the means to create your own blocks while National Instruments keeps important software practices internal.
If you're looking for examples so you don't have to start from scratch, simply peruse the examples included with the Toolkit! C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.1\examples\NXTToolkit contains several relevant examples for just about any application, and if you hit any bumps just post to the discussion forum.
Cheers.
| Michael K | Project Manager | LabVIEW R&D | National Instruments |

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