From: Michael Fivis <michael.fivis@...>
Date: 2004-07-07T10:41:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Secure Ruby Compiler

If not for discouraging 'casual copying', then are there tools for
general distribution? (Like py2exe for making executables for example)

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 04:44:42 +0900, Lennon Day-Reynolds <rcoder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Randy,
> 
> First, Ruby scripts are not compiled to bytecode, or any other
> persistent format, which rules out a large class of obfuscation
> processes.
> 
> I am also not aware of any existing tools which are explicitly
> designed to hide sensitive strings or other data within a script. The
> only real use-case I've heard for such tools is the distribution of
> commercial (read: closed-source) software based on a plaintext
> scripting language, which may either be anathema to the usual attitude
> of developers using Ruby, or just not in enough demand to spark much
> interest.
> 
> That being said, I'm currently working on a project which may require
> some form of encryption of data stong enough to discourage at least
> casual copying and modification. We're looking at several possible
> options, but nothing really exists off-the-shelf for
> purely-interpreted languages in general.
> 
> Lennon
> 
> 


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