On 3/31/2023 5:16 PM, Jim Schwartz wrote:
What license do I have to choose so people can't use my code? I don't know
this stuff.
It would help if you would explain what you want to accomplish and why.
Do you expect to make money off your software? If not, why do want so
badly to protect it?
The most basic answer is that your code is automatically protected by
copyright law unless you say differently. But it is still a good idea
to state outright what actions would be allowed and what would be forbidden.
If you do expect to make money, you could look at what phone apps
developers include with their apps. And it would be good to consult a
lawyer who practices in this field.
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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2023 7:09 AM
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Subject: Re: Windows installer from python source code without access to
source code
On Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 23:01, Jim Schwartz <jsch...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I want a windows installer to install my application that's written in
python, but I don't want the end user to have access to my source code.
Is that possible using python? I was using cx-freeze, but that has
the source code available. So does pyinstaller. I think gcc does, too.
Does anyone know of a way to do this?
Fundamentally no, it's not. Python code will always be distributed as some
form of bytecode. The only way to make it available without revealing
anything is to put it on a server and let people access it without running
it themselves.
But why is that a problem? Copyright law protects you from people stealing
your code and making unauthorized changes to it, and if you're not worried
about them making changes, there's no reason to hide the source code
(whatever you distribute would be just as copiable). Are you concerned that
people will see your bugs? We all have them.
ChrisA
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