From: MenTaLguY <mental@...>
Date: 2007-09-29T06:03:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Feature request for RubyScript2Exe

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:45:03 +0900, Ruby Maniac <rubymaniac@gmail.com> wrote:
> Password is kept within the EXE in an encrypted format hidden from the
> user.

So, yes, you're giving the user the password. :)  But it's probably better
described as obfuscation than encryption, realistically.
 
> 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. 

I'll give you credit for that -- it's a more realistic goal than the
usual.

> Call me strange if you must but I am not a huge fan of Open
> Source for the sake of open source.

Honestly, I don't think being a fan of Open Source for the sake
of Open Source is a good thing either.  But I am a fan of Open
Source for the sake of the people who have to deal with my
software.

-mental