Re: [MacPerl] perl->c supporting Mac extensions? (fwd)

[mark@cheers.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Manning/Metrica)]

According to Matthias Ulrich Neeracher:
> 
> >I can see a couple of reasons why someone would want to be
> >able to hide the code.  The first is security, the second
> >is to prevent thief.
> 
> The first reason is fishy. Good security systems don't rely on obscurity.
> The second reason is plausible (even though you could argue that that is what
> copyrights are for).

Actually - no it's not fishy.  I've dealt with security
issues before.  Mainly Department of Defense (DoD).  Some
of their stuff they consider to be sensitive and therefore
security issues are raised.  And yes, nothing beats a good
security system.  And yes, I'm not saying this is an
end-all, be-all to these issues.  I simply meant - as a
method to help insure that someone can not see the source
code.  In other words - to keep the source code secure and
away from prying eyes.  Which is, in general terms, a form
of security.  :-)