From: John Joyce Date: 2007-09-26T12:50:22+09:00 Subject: Re: Feature request for RubyScript2Exe On Sep 25, 2007, at 10:00 PM, Ruby Maniac wrote: > It would be nice if RubyScript2Exe was able to handle a passworded ZIP > Lib rather than not. This way any code placed into the .EXE would be > encrypted and this would be useful. Heck, I might even consider using > Ruby more often even though Ruby is rather slow. > > If you're really worried about it, write it in a compiled language or just write hard to read code. A password protected zip wouldn't make software anyone can use would it? Protecting your source code is silly. Real, hardcore hackers can decompile or recreate or hack what you make. Real customers will pay if it is not free. Why? Because they can't write it.