RE: [PHP] Genus who came up with "Self Destruct Code" & "Copy Protection"

> Complain all you want about having to distribute source to > customers with PHP (the free version, that is), but if you > were willing to pay hard cash for an answer to your problem, > it seems to be available at http://www.zend.com/. The > deployment software, on the surface, promises to protect > source code. Does anyone on this list have experience with > this tool? I'm not the one complaining. I'm comfortable writing php that I hand over to my clients. I have legally binding agreements in place to deal with non-payment etc. In the end I'm also comfortable with open source - if someone wants to take the code they paid me to write and do something else with it then that's entirely their choice and I wish them well. My point is that trying to implement self-destruct code and the like is implementing a technical solution to a non-technical problem. It's inappropriate. As you point out as well, if you're that uncomfortable with giving someone else your code then use the zend compiler and give them bitcode instead. It's your choice. CYA, Dave