[ic] Encrypting IC pages on server?

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (interchange-users@icdevgroup.org)]

On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 11:40:12PM -0600, John Beima wrote:
> Quoting Kevin Walsh <kevin@cursor.biz>:
> 
> > John Beima [jbeima@palb.com] wrote:
> > > Quoting Jeff Dafoe <jeff@badtz-maru.com>:
> > > > > These tools will allow site developers to release code to be executed
> > on
> > > > other
> > > > > servers without the reprocussions of it being gutted or stolen.
> > > > >
> > > > Are the odds really that great that either a potential client is going
> > > > to steal your code in lieu of contracting your services or that a
> > > > competitor
> > > > is going to steal your code and successfully sell it to clients you
> > were
> > > > soliciting?  Doubtful.  Will your encryption be easily circumventable? 
> > Of
> > > > course.  The whole proposition is a fool's exercise and anyone who does
> > > > real interchange development would recognize that.
> > > > 
> > > Actually this project was braught about just because of that, and it will
> > be
> > > impossible to circumvent the encryption code.
> > > 
> > > The only fool here, is the one who assumes how it is being done.
> > > 
> > If you are that confident about your Interchange encryption-related
> > patches then I challenge you to post them publicly, along with an
> > example of an encrypted page.
> > 
> > I have no doubt that a decryption utility will be posted before you
> > can say "impossible to circumvent."
> 
> The above comment just reinforces my belief of how little intelligence you have.

Why not just be a bit more selective about your clients?  Even existing
clients needs will change; if you can't work together, then help them
get set up elsewhere.

Code running on other servers?  They are stealing your prospective
clients?  Why do you "do business" with them?



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