--- Paul Matthew Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Louis-David Mitterrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > It might be of interest to the java-linux
> community to know there
> > is a free and excellent class file obfuscator out
> there. It is
> > available at
> >
> > http://www.elegant-software.com/software/jmangle/
>
> >
> > and comes with source code. If he receives enough
> requests maybe
> > the author could be convinced to release it under
> a free license
> > for everybody to contribute and improve it?
>
> Correct me if I am wrong, but it would seem that the
> whole idea of a
> obfuscator is contrary to the idea of free software.
> I'm fairly
> certain RMS would agree.
This does not have to be true. An obfuscator can be
used to reduce the size of class files by replacing
names like "someVariable" with a single letter. Which
would lead to reduced download times of applets.
Ken
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