Are there any news regarding the FAQ "I want to distribute my perl based program as an executable binary where no one can peek at my code"? Anyone her who can give me a quick update?
http://perldoc.perl.org/perlfaq3.html#How-can-I-hide-the-source-for-my-Perl-program?

I know a really motivated cracker would be able to decompile most software, but what would be the tool to bring a compiled perl on par with non perl-based commercial software?

Monks, please excuse if this thread annoys anyone with yet another "how do I compile my code" thread. I know perl is free and derrivates should be distributed that way as well, open and free, if possible, to be fair. Although ;)

In reply to News regarding compiled commercial deployment of perl based apps? by isync

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