On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 22:03 -0700, Mike Orr wrote: > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 9:12 PM, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Phlee, > > > > it is true that it is possible to decompile bytecode python but it is > > also true that it is possible to decompile or disassemble any > > language. That in itself does not make it worthless for two reasons: > > > > The first is that it is illegal (if you say so in the license). > > It may or may not be illegal, depending on the laws about reverse > engineering, DMCA, and the validity of shrinkwrapped or > click-to-assent licenses in the recipient's country.
It may not be illegal to decompile the code (reverse-engineering has some limited protections), but it would almost certainly be illegal to redistribute that code as copyright law is pretty well established in most countries. Much of the relevance of all of this revolves around why the OP thinks he needs to protect his code (which he so far hasn't revealed). If it's simply to protect IP then my personal feeling is that it's most likely counter-productive. If it's for security reasons, then obfuscation is a poor substitute for building an actual secure device. Cliff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" 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/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
