I thought snapshots also included the source code - at least that was my understanding from a previous thread on the same matter?
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Ben Noordhuis <i...@bnoordhuis.nl> wrote: > 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 > -- 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
