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Memory Pool System Project


Master Product Sources

MPS Staff, Ravenbrook Limited, 2001-10-13

1. Introduction

This document catalogues the master sources for the Memory Pool System project. (See [RB 1999-05-20, 8] for a discussion of master sources, versions, and releases.)

This document will be modified as the master sources are developed.

The readership of this document is the project developers, and also anyone interested in the project.

This document is not confidential.

2. Master sources

The master sources are everything which is used to construct the product and everything which is developed as the product develops, and must therefore be branched and maintained in product versions.

readme.txt The "read me" file for the sources, with a basic introduction on getting started with the MPS Kit. Start here.
design/ Design documents.
code/ Source code.
manual/ Product manuals.
procedure/ Procedures: building releases, etc.
tool/ Automated tools for building and maintaining the product.
test/ Test suite.
license.txt The open source license for the MPS Kit.

A. References

[RB 1999-05-20] "Product Quality through Change Management"; Richard Brooksby; Geodesic Systems; 1999-05-20; <URL: http://www.ravenbrook.com/doc/1999/05/20/pqtcm/>.

B. Document History

2001-08-15 NDL Created.
2002-05-23 RB Updated to open source license. Added design documents and top-level text files.
2002-06-07 NB remove mminfo and mmdoc links, which are out-of-date.
2002-06-17 RB Removed notice about confidential materials, now that they have been removed.
2002-06-18 RB Added procedure/. Ordered entries.

C. Copyright and License

This document is copyright © 2002 Ravenbrook Limited. All rights reserved. This is an open source license. Contact Ravenbrook for commercial licensing options.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  3. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how to obtain complete source code for this software and any accompanying software that uses this software. The source code must either be included in the distribution or be available for no more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and must be freely redistributable under reasonable conditions. For an executable file, complete source code means the source code for all modules it contains. It does not include source code for modules or files that typically accompany the major components of the operating system on which the executable file runs.

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright holders and contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.


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