> Just curious (its my first post so be kind) was the reason the Guru was able to dump
> all those boards for the project, was due to him residing in Australia?
No
> If we go by the Microsoft analogy that software is hardware and hardware is software,
> in regards to inactive IPs, where the project was able to fix errors in game systems
> to the benefit own their respective creators, how does the ROM/PROM software get
> documented exactly?
The MAME team does not do this.
> If for example, I created a game back in the day that I coded for old arcade boards,
> that could generate revenue for operators. Roll on 20 years or so and the game gets
> dumped for inclusion into the project.
>
> Lets say the code I created was flawed and did not work after two levels, but the
> team found the error and changed it (creating a revision) to access the later levels
> of the game.
The MAME team does not do this.
> Also if the software was dumped and distributed on various distributions, what legal
> arm of the project would be responsible? (asking for a friend)
The MAME team does not handle distributing ROMs.
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