python obfuscate
Sturla Molden
sturla.molden at gmail.com
Fri Apr 11 12:13:47 EDT 2014
Mark H Harris <harrismh777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Obfuscation (hiding) of your source is *bad*, usually done for one
> of the following reasons:
> 1) Boss is paranoid and fears loss of revenues due to intellectual
> property theft.
> 2) Boss is ignorant of reverse engineering strategies available to
> folks who want to get to the heart of the matter.
> 3) Boss and|or coders are embarrassed for clients (or other coders)
> to see their art, or lack thereof. Sometimes this is also wanting to
> hide the fact that the product really isn't "worth" the price being
> charged for it?!?
You can also add fear of patent trolls to this list. Particularly if you
are in a startup and cannot afford a long battle in court. You can quickly
go bankrupt on attorney fees.
Sturla
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