> 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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