From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-09-26T18:15:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Encrypt ruby source code

Joe Black wrote:

> I want supply a web app to third party,
> but don't want tell them my source code.
> what can i do?

Don't use Ruby. Even if you provide the source encrypted, you have to
unencrypt it for Ruby to execute it, and at that point a hacker could
intervene and examine the plain-text source.

Ruby (as an interpreted language) is simply not meant for this kind of
closed-source, proprietary commercial activity.

One option that comes to mind is a project that converts Ruby source into an
executable package in native code. Unfortunately, now I cannot find a
reference to it. Maybe someone else can provide a reference.

-- 
Paul Lutus
http://www.arachnoid.com