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[Bruce Plecan]

What I've heard is the the auto industry was to make all the code
available to anyone wanting to develope a diagnostic tool that would
be compatible with automotive computers.  The EPA and GM are
still hassling it out (since 81).  Key words were anyone, and
diagnostic tools.
  So if they went after someone, then the EPA issue would have to be
settled, and even gm has limits to who it will fight.  So rather than have
to give it all away, they perfer to tie it up, and just let sleeping dogs
lie.
Bruce

>I think that if the GM really wanted too, they could totally cripple
>the aftermarket prom industry (for GM cars anyway).  GM has
>attorneys on staff (probably hundreds if not thousands).  How
>many aftermarket chip companies could go up against that?