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		cube00 on Feb 11, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: E-Stop and Fuel, software that keeps you awake at ... > needed to be re-written because the source code could not be produced Is that a diplomatic way of saying someone lost the source code?

asterius on Feb 11, 2018 [–]

They might not have paid for a source code licence. or they did, but they never made sure they had a copy, just left it with the developer. Surprsingly common for companies to get a big binder of paperwork, an installer disk, and consider it done.

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