> Oh stop the self loathing already.  Jeez.  You sound like a child denied
> a cookie.  You have several options here.  Band together with a few CS
> guys and write your own stack, or create the project and enter it in the
> contest anyway.  Let's face it, you still have the hardware, and you
> could end up with a decent cash prize as well...
>
> (no offense meant by the above comments :-D )

        There is no self loathing, this is a matter of false advertising in my
mind. I applied for a kit based on the strongly advertised fact that the kit
came with a TCP/IP stack and the necessary hardware to interface to
Ethernet. The only reason I even considered applying to get the kit was
because of this. Now I find out that what is supplied is severely crippled
and COMPLETELY useless for my purposes. I sure am glad I got the kit for
free, otherwise I'd have some very strong words for them.

        In the end this just leaves a sour taste in my month, the time I've spent
narrowing down specifics based on using this kit has been wasted. At the
moment I don't think I'll even bother. Maybe that'll change, I guess we'll
see.

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