From: Konrad Meyer Date: 2007-09-29T04:55:24+09:00 Subject: Re: Feature request for RubyScript2Exe --nextPart1531820.um5lHqyV5s Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Quoth Ruby Maniac: > On Sep 26, 7:50 am, MenTaLguY wrote: > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:05 +0900,RubyManiac =20 wrote: > > > It would be nice if RubyScript2Exe was able to handle a passwordedZIP > > > Lib rather than not. This way any code placed into the .EXE would be > > > encrypted and this would be useful. > > > > Have you thought about how the user would run such a package? I mean, = you > > could give them the password, but... > > > > -mental >=20 > Password is kept within the EXE in an encrypted format hidden from the > user. >=20 > Look folks, my goal is to distribute Ruby code in a manner that hides > the source code from the end-user and encryption makes this useful. >=20 > Some of you might not mind giving away your source code but I rather > like making people dig real hard to get my source code when I distro > my apps. Call me strange if you must but I am not a huge fan of Open > Source for the sake of open source. I prefer closed source that > allows people to handle EXE's that contain no source or as in the case > of Ruby encrypted source. As Charles (of JRuby fame and fortune) mentioned earlier, JRuby can in many= =20 cases 'compile' ruby code down to Java .class files, which are hard to=20 reverse to anything resembling ruby (or even java, for that matter). You=20 should be able to make this work for your little problem. =2D-=20 Konrad Meyer http://konrad.sobertillnoon.com/ --nextPart1531820.um5lHqyV5s Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBG/VwqCHB0oCiR2cwRAmmAAKDRyJjuhKAjmD1AJzoouAJT4zT4SQCfQm2O jnIQaX8Jpec7ypgj7gCT+Lo= =4ZvB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1531820.um5lHqyV5s--