>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Zelina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Mike> Here's my question: has anyone setup a clever way, possibly Mike> using CRC/MD5 analysis, to check to make sure code hasn't been Mike> changed? I don't care if someone steals it or gives it to their Mike> friends, but I don't want the code to yield results if it's been Mike> modified - either intentionally or on accident - because it Mike> could give false results. These are sales guys machines which Mike> (no offense to any sales people lurking on this list) means Mike> anything can and probably will happen. I realize that someone Mike> could circumvent a CRC check just by changing the CRC check Mike> number, but I'm not worried... if they are that clever kudos to Mike> them. And are you also providing a way to set up those MD5s so that maintenance can be performed by someone other than you if you get hit by a bus? If not, then I'd not be paying you one dime if you were my vendor. You make yourself irreplacable by providing a good product at a fair price, not by holding your customer hostage so that they can only get support through you. This is the creed and core philosophy of open source. Do not stand on the shoulders of the giants who have gone before you and drool onto their face. -- 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!
