Re: Genus who came up with "Self Destruct Code" & "Copy Protection"

Also a good idea is to become a webhosting reseller, have full control over the server (who access it), and earn a little money :-) Than you should be able to create directories where you client can upload files if s/he wants to... For internal development, or from consulting companies, etc... These guys generally can afford Zend Encoder, or an enforcement of the license. -- Julio Nobrega. Um dia eu chego lá: http://sourceforge.net/projects/toca Ajudei? Salvei? Que tal um presentinho? http://www.submarino.com.br/wishlistclient.asp?wlid=664176742884 "R" <r@jumac.com> wrote in message news:004301c1f664$3a845c80$0a6da8c0@lgwezec83s94bn... > Hey guys, > Special greetings to all my new pals on the list, you know who you are. > > I thank the dude who started this topic as I am pretty sure nearly everyone > has faced clients who after getting the finished product thinks that he > "over priced" the project or plain and simple wants to prove that he is a > son of a whori*g b*tc*. > > Basically I am a java programmer and for the web I used to use/used servlets > as jsp hosting is still a bit rare and pretty expensive.... > > anyway, coming into PHP does present a problem which i didnt face in java > servlets... > With java servlets you give the bytecode in .class files (I know they can be > "broken" but there are differient methods to work around this.some good) but > php you actually give readable code..which from my standpoint as a developer > is a problem. > > After looking at all the suggestions i think the best one (which is legal) > is to keep some vital files on your own server and after client pays to > modify them accordingly, as changing the usernames/passwords/ftp access can > be all that hard for them,and you would be totally screwed. > > The best solution that comes to mind of course is somehow to crash the whole > damn webserver that your client is using.....but unfortunately that aint > legal :-( ....that would certainly be satisfying though....almost as good as > sex. > > As any good developer out there knows, first you call them "new friends" > then "clients" and sometimes it goes to "S.O.Bs" and "bast**ds" > and the > worst part for me is I am not in the states but offer services to a lot of > U.S clients so a actual contract is pretty much out of the question. > > I thank the dude again who posted this topic. > > If any of you guys have a better solution please do drop me a line. > Have a great day, > -Ryan. >