From: surf <surfunbear@...>
Date: 2006-08-19T01:00:11+09:00
Subject: Re: starting a business/web site, how to protect code ?




Francis Cianfrocca wrote:
> On 8/14/06, surf <surfunbear@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >  I have been working on some code for a dateing service in Ruby/Rails.
> > I have talked to a guy who might be interested in being a business
> > partner as I m not sure I can do everything on my own or that I want
> > to. I would like some help with content/graphics/advertising and so on.
> > What I had wondered is how can I try to prevent someone whom I might
> > work with from stealing my code ? I'm not sure there is a good solution
> > that won't cost allot of money.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Aren't you going to run it on your own servers?

I'd like to, but I have to see how many people will go on the site and
if it can generate revenue. The first so many people will get on free.
I have been writing code, but still have a ways to go and I think I
need to study up on some ajax stuff as well. I'd had the idea at some
point I could try to get investors, but this is all new to me.