RE: [PHP4BETA] Byte-coding or protecting

> -----Original Message----- > From: operator [mailto:vandal@missoulaweb.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 18:07 > To: Faisal Nasim > Cc: Yury Bokhoncovich; php4beta@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP4BETA] Byte-coding or protecting > > > What is the general feeling about people trying to keep their code secret? > I mean, here is PHP, an awesome tool that is open source, as well as > apache, and all the libs and helpers and API all just given to us for the > common good. And then there are peoplke who want to use those free and > open tools to create closed and proprietary programs. If PHP and Apache > were like that then hardly any of us would even be here. > > To me it seems rude to try to lock up your code. > What does anyone else think? > > A I think the common good doesn't pay my bills... I also fail to see what is wrong with closed-source software. If my team spends 2000+ hours on a php project, we sure as hell aint going to give that away for free. They'd get into terrible trouble with their wifes if they allowed that :) Let me put it another way - software will be an expensive product for as long as this world knows and lives by the concept of money, and as long as creating quality software (in php, perl, C, or whatever language you want) takes a lot of time. Hugs and kisses to all those that create software and give it away, but chances are they are not doing it as their primary source of income. (In other words, they have another job next to their opensource activities.) Sander Sander