Changes to the original code, for example, have to pass a compatibility test.

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It turned out that the inventor of the software had signed contracts with the company that allowed him to collect royalties even if the company made significant improvements to the original code.

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The original game was just not designed to be expanded (no hooks in the original code) and so a full-game delivery mechanism was the only option.

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For many years, telenovelas stuck to what Acosta-Alzuru describes as the "original Cinderella code, " but they have evolved, and many now incorporate social issues from religion and racism to abortion and homosexuality into their narratives.

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Engineers at Intermec, which developed the original standard retail code, put codes on the backs of bees to let researchers track which workers bring in the most pollen.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Antonick recently learned that the same code base that he created for the original 1988 version of John Madden Football is still being used today.

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