On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 16:56, Jeremy Rudd <jrudd.develo...@gmail.com> wrote: > What: Can NodeJS apps be distributed as binary? ie. you compile the .js app > via V8 into its native binary, and distribute the binary to our clients? ... > or is minifying the code all you can do? > > Why: We build serverside applications in NodeJS for clients, that have often > to be hosted on the client's servers. Distributing source code means clients > can easily steal our solution and stop paying licensing fees. This opens up > the possibility of easy reverse-engineering or reuse of our apps without our > awareness. > > Shamelessly cross posted > on: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9413123/secure-distribution-of-nodejs-applications
[Insert obligatory "get better clients" comment here.] :-) V8 has a feature called snapshotting where it loads JS and spits out machine code. V8 uses it to improve start-up times but maybe you can reuse it for your purposes. -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
