[Zope] Propietary software with Zope. was: Zope license

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Nobody said it was a licensing issue.=20
Of course it is a security issue (also!). If you develop commercial code=
=20
(Zope, of course), you have no control of the filesystems not the=20
management access of the target system. =20
Get the idea now. ?

>> zpasswd.py -u newuser -p newpasswd" on a fresh zope installation and =

take
>> the "protected" Data.fs to get access into the source code. Or, I am
>> missing something ?
>> How can code be protected in Zope, at least to the same (relative) le=
vel
>> of a compiled object code?
>> This has been a discussion going in our company with some customers a=
s=20
to
>> how to protect developed code...=20
> Just don't give access to the filesystem and the ZODB in management mo=
de,
> to any people you don't want to be able to see the sources. This is a
> security question, not a licensing one. bye, Jerome Alet - alet@u... -=
=20
http://cortex.unice.fr/~jerome

Fac de Medecine de Nice        http://wwwmed.unice.fr
Tel: (+33) 4 93 37 76 30     Fax: (+33) 4 93 53 15 15
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<P>Nobody said it was a licensing issue.=20
</P>
<P>Of course it is a security issue (also!). If you develop commercial
code (Zope, of course), you have no control of the filesystems not the
management access of the target system. =20
</P>
<P>Get the idea now. ?</P>
<P><BR><BR>
</P>
<P>&gt;&gt; zpasswd.py -u newuser -p newpasswd&quot; on a fresh zope
installation and take</P>
<P>&gt;&gt; the &quot;protected&quot; Data.fs to get access into the
source code. Or, I am</P>
<P>&gt;&gt; missing something ?</P>
<P>&gt;&gt; How can code be protected in Zope, at least to the same
(relative) level</P>
<P>&gt;&gt; of a compiled object code?</P>
<P>&gt;&gt; This has been a discussion going in our company with some
customers as to</P>
<P>&gt;&gt; how to protect developed code...=20
</P>
<P>&gt; Just don't give access to the filesystem and the ZODB in
management mode,</P>
<P>&gt; to any people you don't want to be able to see the sources.
This is a</P>
<P>&gt; security question, not a licensing one. bye, Jerome Alet -
alet@u... - http://cortex.unice.fr/~jerome</P>
<P><BR><BR>
</P>
<P>Fac de Medecine de Nice        http://wwwmed.unice.fr</P>
<P>Tel: (+33) 4 93 37 76 30     Fax: (+33) 4 93 53 15 15</P>
<P>28 Avenue de Valombrose - 06107 NICE Cedex 2 - FRANCE</P>
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