I still say that Perl is not the language of choice for hiding code. Why not package the secret security risk code in a compiled C module of some sort? Then you can develop the rest of the code in Perl.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrie Heck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 5:42 AM Subject: Re: Perl Compiler > We fully respect the conditions of the GPL and in fact have contributed > greatly ourselves towards the development of applications based on perl, as > well as many others. This specific requirement is security related, where a > user with any intelligence, could read the source and make use of a security > issue created by using sudo. > > Regards > > Barrie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Randal L. Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Barrie Heck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 3:19 AM > Subject: Re: Perl Compiler > > > > >>>>> "Barrie" == Barrie Heck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Barrie> Hi, does anyone know of a perl compiler? Have written some > > Barrie> perl code for a product and would not like the source > > Barrie> available. > > > > So, you're making money using a product that thousands have > > contributed to, providing the source code so that hundreds of others > > can adapt it and fix it as they see fit, and yet you want to squander > > that by locking up *your* application? > > > > require 'standard/open_source_is_good-speech.pl'; > > > > Don't expect much help *here*. > > > > -- > > Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 > 0095 > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> > > Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > > See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl > training! > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
