I agree that obfuscation doesn't protect assets. Everything on client side can be "compromised" and developers need to understand that and design accordingly.
> All obfuscating code does is stop people being able to read the code for > the apps they are already running and have paid for. And that's a great > shame. I'd love the idea that people would by apps to read their code, but I am not sure if that reflects current reality. I hope it's something that we can promote in the Marketplace; like promoting open source apps. --- Harald Kirschner | Mozillian Partner & Labs Craftsman | [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Gervase Markham wrote: > On 05/03/13 17:25, Kumar McMillan wrote: > > I think there is a valid use case in protecting source code when a > > merchant is selling an app. If the app can't be protected, how can > > you sell it? > > > > > What do you mean by "protect"? This is the DeCSS fallacy - encrypting or > obfuscating something doesn't stop someone copying it. It' just as easy > to make a copy of the string "FCv46vszgrf" as it is to make a copy of > the string "Hello". > > > And if you can't sell an app then you can't build a > > business on offering something compelling to the user. This obviously > > isn't the only business model for apps but it's one that the open web > > should support better than it does today, IMO. > > > > > The open web should support selling apps. And we have copyright laws > (and licensing servers) which are designed, to varying degrees of > effectiveness, to stop people copying paid apps without paying. But the > best way to sell apps is to make it easier to pay for them than to > pirate them. Mozilla should not join the list of companies attempting to > make water run uphill by stopping the Internet from being the fabulously > efficient machine for copying things that it is. > > All obfuscating code does is stop people being able to read the code for > the apps they are already running and have paid for. And that's a great > shame. > > Gerv > _______________________________________________ > dev-webapps mailing list > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps > > _______________________________________________ dev-webapps mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps
