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I am trying to address the problem of having a piece of abandonware technology with no intricate data on it's operation .
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When a company makes a piece of technology , they lodge all specs/drivers and architectural information with the database . This infomation is then locked . When the technology
becomes obsolete, abandoned or the manufacturer deems, the files are then made public .
All technology is not made in isolation so therefore the public has a tiny right to try and recycle propriatory leftovers of the collective recursive effort that is science .
Also, as technology exponentially advances it is only going to get worse .
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For most technology this is baked in the form of the patent office. For many others, the companies have their own "vault" for specs and such. |
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But [Spacecoyote], unless the company has invested in something like source code escrow, that vault vanishes with the company in the next economic shake-out. |
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Oh, source code. I was thinking of devices and such. |
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Easier just to start from scratch, surely, than to faff about trying to comprehend someone else's source code? |
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Usually, unless its something unusual, there's been a lot of that lately. |
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Or operation manuals for old hardware like house alarm or reticulation systems which are almost incomprehensible when you have them, let alone 10 years later when you don't. [+] |
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