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Old 14th Feb 2005, 21:36
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HYd3Failure,

Of course all defence companies are out to make money, and that is precisely WHY they will not release source codes for new equipment. It is worth far far more to them to support in service kit than it is to sell it in the first place!
Of course there will be exceptions, as there are to all rules, but as a general point they are locked in stone with the OEM's.
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