MISRA TR 7

MISRA Technical Report, Subcontracting of Automotive Software Published in February 1995, this report is a summary of the findings of one of the aspects of the MISRA study leading to the 1994 MISRA Development Guidelines. This report is not intended to be a treatise on the legalities of writing contracts. It is intended to be an engineer's view of the topics which should be considered by engineers, managers, project managers and purchasing departments involved with software products buying, selling, creating, managing. It merely sets out to explain why these topics should be considered. It is divided into three major parts: - software aspects of subcontracting in the automotive industry - technical aspects of contracts - commercial aspects of contracts. Provided for historical reference and interest; ISO 26262 is now considered "state of the art"