python obfuscate
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Sat Apr 12 01:01:52 EDT 2014
On Friday, April 11, 2014 12:13:47 PM UTC-4, Sturla Molden wrote:
> 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
You're saying that fear of patent trolls is yet another bad reason to
obfuscate your code? But then it almost sounds like you think it is a
justifiable reason. So I don't think I understand your point. Whether a
patent troll has your original code or not has no bearing on the patent
infringement.
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