> > verification. if we just allowed people to add sets, and send the code then we'd
> have
> > no idea if the code was correct, if the sets were real, or bad, or if the details
> > were completely made up. *Somebody* needs to be able to verify that the submission
> is
> > correct, and suitable for support in MAME. You won't however find mamedev
> > distributing roms.
>
> It's still encouraging copyright violation. If I send you a ROM dump I have no idea
> if you'll distribute it or not. Unfortunately assurances on internet forums aren't
> worth much. I'd also be breaking the law by sending it to you in the first place.
>
> If I did add a set to MAME and just sent you a source patch without ROMs, what reason
> would you have to believe that the code was incorrect? You would have my word that
> the code is correct, just like I have your word that you won't distribute the ROMs
> (and my word on an internet forum isn't worth much, either). Besides, it's not like I
> haven't submitted other code to MAME before.
>
submissions that can not be verified are rejected, period. Anything else would be madness. In some cases we even expect pictures of the PCB, if not the physical PCB itself to prove that the person hasn't just made the roms up themselves.
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