Ok Bill, I'm in agreement with you. It's right. I use open source language and I must share my work. This isn't a problem for me. But I would only know if it's possible to hide source code. That's all.
Thanks Glauco Magnelli --- Bill Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > On Jun 18, 2005, at 7:51 AM, Glauco Magnelli wrote: > > > I would hide source code in my CGI Perl scripts. > > How can I do? > > > > Thanks > > Glauco Magnelli > > > This is a pretty well discussed subject that still > comes up at least a > few times a year. The short answer to this is that > you should use a > language that you can compile, like a variation of > "C". > > Perl is really not built for securely hiding source > code. I think I've > heard that there are some tools that may attempt to > do this, but I have > not heard of any that are a 100% solution. > > Usually, in response to this question someone will > ask, "Why do you > want to hide your code?" Then you'll get the "You > probably haven't > created anything that hasn't been done already, or > can't be done by a > competent perl programmer, so it's really not worth > the trouble." > > And you'll also get the, "You're using a free, > opensource language that > many have donated their time and talent to create > and now you want to > hide the code you've created with it? If it's that > great, donate it > back to the community you've benefitted from." > > Personally, I'm thrilled I don't have to compile, or > encrypt, or use > any other method of hiding my code. It would just > add one more layer of > complexity. > > Finally, I think I heard that future versions of > Perl may provide a way > to do this, but hopefully someone familiar with the > project can > elaborate on this. > > > Kindest Regards, > > -- > Bill Stephenson > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> > <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > > ___________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger: chiamate gratuite in tutto il mondo http://it.beta.messenger.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
