RE: RE: Re: Compiling Perl?

I'm curious why SuperCruncher wants the other person to have a copy of the application at all -- is a face-to-face demo impossible or impractical?
He wants a copy of the program. Fine. No problem. But I don't want to give him the code, because with a little bit of modification, he could easily remove the "dumbed down"-ness and use it in competition with me. I just want him to use this for his own personal use.

Stealing code against the author's wishes is SO gauche.
Put people do it! And I don't want this code to be stolen!

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RE: RE: RE: Re: Compiling Perl? by neshura (Chaplain) on Apr 29, 2000 at 11:33 UTC
As to your assertion that people steal code all the time, I can't speak to that, as I don't know all people or all code well enough to judge. Your original question was technical in nature rather than philosophical, and I'm very sorry I can't give you more assistance (I have never had an occasion to compile my code in order to protect it). It seems to me that since your only practical choice is to compile the code, that you probably ought to go back to the source, namely - ActiveState and/or C. I'm fairly sure that there is no magic-bullet answer to be found from the Perl side of things. Best of luck to you!	[reply]
RE: RE: RE: Re: Compiling Perl? by Aighearach (Initiate) on Apr 29, 2000 at 20:55 UTC
They steal code? They do? Really? In Perl? 99% of the things Perl is used for you can download it somewhere. And, the power is being able to update the code, to shift with the market, to add new functionality. If they "steal" you code, a good programmer will just add some kickin' new features, and leave them in the dust. Anyways, you'll not helping somebody much by giving them a compiled version. If they're worth assisting, then you can give them the benefit of the doubt. If they've actually stolen from you before, giving you cause to worry, then you wouldn't want to help them anyway.	[reply]