On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 01:57:31 +0300, "jin&hitman&Barracuda" wrote:
> My company wrote an authentication software and dev. teams decided to close
> code to others. A customer requested to see codes under one certain
> condition. They demand to see our codes if our company fall into problems
> that cause to lose the company. My point of view this looks like some kind
> of quarantee.
> Have you ever heard anything like this ?
> Is there any software storing point{, company, people, bank or anything
> else} some codes until certain events occour and then let people to see
> codes ?
This is called "source code escrow" and is not uncommon for non-open
code. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code_escrow
We had to use an escrow service at one of the companies I worked
for in the past. I don't recall which one.
You should be able to search on the term "source code escrow" and
find companies that provide this service.
- todd
