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> Ok, I tried my best to keep my peace, but I can't resist posting this. > > This is a terrible, terrible misguided idea. And please don't co-opt the > word “secure” for it. This has nothing to do with security for either > party; on the contrary, it's more about dealing with your insecurities. > > Distribute your product with source. If your clients have enough > technical ability to “steal” it, they also have enough to help you fix > bugs. > > And then make it a big deal in your promotion material that it comes with > sources. > > If somebody “steals” your work, sue them. Contract law is more than > sufficient for that, and if your clients are determined to “steal” your > work, binaries won't stop them. > > If the problem is more about especially clever things you do to solve > their problem -- again, contracts will protect you much better than > binaries or obscured code, but you also have the option of patents. (Odds > are, though, the thing you're trying to protect isn't 10% as valuable as > you think it is.) > > > best, > Lalo Martins > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
