In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Boomshiki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am aware that someone can recreate what we have done, but for them
to cut, paste, sell is kind of a rip off.
Unless you factor that into your business model, and create compelling
value
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
K.S.Sreeram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Boomshiki wrote:
And trust me, I am not worried about 16 yr olds using it without paying, why
would they want to? I am worried about them cracking in to where their
grades are kept.
what you need is data
I don't mean to be the dick who does not support open source, but the rent
does not pay itself these days.
What I got is a huge undertaking that will change the way teachers handing
their grading sytem (that is as far as I can go without breaking my terms in
the contract).
Now I have a
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Boomshiki wrote:
Now the big issue at hand is how well will I be able to mask my source code?
After all I wouldn't want some someone walking off to the bank with our hard
work. That and almost any 16 yr old can look at Python source and know what
it is talking about
Boomshiki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Now the big issue at hand is how well will I be able to mask my source code?
Not all that well, but it really doesn't matter. Someone who sees
what the program does can write another one like it, without seeing
your source code.
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I am aware that someone can recreate what we have done, but for them to cut,
paste, sell is kind of a rip off.
And trust me, I am not worried about 16 yr olds using it without paying, why
would they want to? I am worried about them cracking in to where their
grades are kept.
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Boomshiki wrote:
And trust me, I am not worried about 16 yr olds using it without paying, why
would they want to? I am worried about them cracking in to where their
grades are kept.
what you need is data security... *not* code obfuscation..
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Boomshiki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And trust me, I am not worried about 16 yr olds using it without paying, why
would they want to? I am worried about them cracking in to where their
grades are kept.
You should assume they have the source code in that case. In fact
you're better off
Boomshiki wrote:
And trust me, I am not worried about 16 yr olds using it without paying, why
would they want to? I am worried about them cracking in to where their
grades are kept.
what does hiding your source code has to do with that ?
/F
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Boomshiki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't mean to be the dick who does not support open source, but
the rent does not pay itself these days.
Non sequitur. The license terms for the software are orthogonal to
whether one charges money for it. Viz the numerous businesses
worldwide happily
Boomshiki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am aware that someone can recreate what we have done, but for them
to cut, paste, sell is kind of a rip off.
Unless you factor that into your business model, and create compelling
value that doesn't depend on the secrecy of something you place under
the
After some consideration that is the approach I will head actually. Thank
you for the help swaying my decision.
Sybren Stuvel In that case, I'd really go with Mark's idea of turning it
into a web
service. You could use XML-RPC over SSL to secure the communication
between a client program
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