Python obfuscation

yepp soretha at aol.com
Thu Nov 10 07:35:00 EST 2005


The Eternal Squire wrote:

> 
> 1) The decrypted modules should only reside in RAM, never in virtual
> memory.  Those RAM locations should be rendered inaccessible to Python
> code.

I'm starting to understand why FOSS developers are said to be productive
above the average: they don't have to mess their brains with stuff like
that.
 
> snip
> 
> IMHO, I have never encountered a dishonest developer or business owner
> who at the same time possessed anything remotely resembling a rational
> business model.   
> 
Ah, what was the name of that company in ... mh, was it Redmond?

Once you got the model of free and open source software you can't but shake
your head at obfuscating people treating their users as enemies.
Intellectual property suffers in most cases from a significant lack of the
intellectual part.



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