From: tony summerfelt <snowzone5@...>
Date: 2004-07-10T04:28:54+09:00
Subject: Secure Ruby Compiler

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:32:46 +0900, you wrote:

>Randy Lawrence wrote:

>> One of the killer features lacking in most scripting languages is the
>> ability to "compile" or sufficiently "obfuscate" scripts so they can be
>> distributed for execution without revealing the original source code.

>> Is this possible with Ruby today?  If not, is this something planned for
>> future versions?  Are there 3rd party tools that do this?

unless i missed it nobody mentioned 'thewrap'
(http://trondoc.ezwebtech.com/theWRAP/). the price is hard to beat.

i've used it to successfully wrap wxruby programs (well under 5mb). i
think it uses upx somewhere in the process.  it will prevent 'casual
copying'