From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2006-07-18T00:17:45+09:00
Subject: Re: n00b Q: Obfuscation and locking the source

On Jul 17, 2006, at 10:10 AM, Danno wrote:

>
> James Britt wrote:
>> Danno wrote:
>>> I have been doing some Ruby on and off this year, so I am still a  
>>> n00b.
>>>  My question is:
>>>
>>> I create a ruby file, and now I want the source protected and
>>> unreadable, how do I go about obfuscating my ruby file so that I can
>>> distribute it as a non-open-source application?
>>>
>>
>> This was discussed on this mailing list not too long ago (and on
>> numerous other occasions in the past).  A search of the list archives
>> should turn up various ideas and techniques to get you started.
>>
>
> I did, all I found were jokes about how ruby is already obfuscated,  
> and
> many different ways of saying 'no', and that was back in 2004. I don't
> know if that's the answer I want to leave with.  Care to be a little
> more helpful and point me in the right direction?

We did a Ruby Quiz a while back that might offer ideas:

http://www.rubyquiz.com/quiz34.html

It's important to remember how easily the determined person will get  
past this though.

James Edward Gray II