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Making unsubstantiated claims such as those of the parent is what drives the anti-EU right in the UK.
At least on HN, show me the numbers.
It's not a reimplementation but a gradual publish of existing code, upgraded to meet the required standards (some of it was not written with being open in mind).
WPF will not be available on non-Windows platforms. That has always been the case and will remain so - it has a far to deep integration with the OS for it to ever be platform independent and a reimplementation would be an absolutely ginormous effort.
The point is to be very precise with the criticism. Is the work stolen (protected by copyright law) or is it just a convincing clone?
Indeed, this article offers nothing new about the tunnel.
The link will be utilised for telemetry, data services, radio intercom, video and other connectivity.
There are various other reasons for why it is easier to overtake on a motorbike in MotoGP compared to F1. There has been many introductions to ease overtaking in F1 recently - DRS, KERs (now ERS), tyre compounds etc.
There is even a working group within the FIA dedicated to exactly this, one of it's most famous studies is the CDG wing (see http://www.f1technical.net/articles/4577) - which ultimately was not adopted.
Formula 1 has made significant contributions to the safety of motorsports over the last two decades and much of this is due to the continual improvement and unequivocal dedication to preventing accidents. If you've never seen Kubica's accident from 2007 in Canada, it's amongst the best demonstrations of how safety has advanced in F1 (note Kubica was released from hospital the next day, unhurt). (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP1_POQPJVw)
The new 1.6l V6 are more expensive than the previous generation of 2.4l V8's (which were homologated for 10 years).
Formula 1 is a sport as well as a technology industry and the regulations are constructed for many different reasons - competitiveness, safety, cost, feasability etc.