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I feel like there should be a law to release the bits we need to support these efforts.
Too many times a product will die or a company will fold along with all its documentation.
Maybe release a final firmware opening up a product. Or at the very least a git repo with api documentation.
And if the company folding doesn't comply, gonna fine 'em or what?
You're presuming they they had documentation
This is also the attitude taken by Ross Scott.