Re^2: Why is it bad to hide the source?

[marto]

Your tool doesn't really hide source at all. See Re^2: What happened to perlcc?.

[daveola]

See my reply. I know there are ways to extract the source. There always will be. You can "extract source" from a C program as well. And you have to know what you are doing.

Not to mention that the author:

A) Didn't fully understand the tool

B) Didn't give an example on how to actually extract the source.

Regardless, I know it's possible.

I know that someone can give me an exact example of how to do it if I search hard enough.

Great.

But that doesn't mean that the tool isn't useful.

Do you lock your house doors? Because I have lock picks and know how to use them. And I can show you how. But I'll bet you'll still lock your door.

[marto]

"See my reply"

In future to avoid confusion please link to the post you want people to look at. See What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?.

Assuming you mean Re^3: What happened to perlcc? I think ikegami perfectly understood the tool, since they explain that the source gets loaded into a variable, in plain text, not obfuscated in any way. I believe ikegami addresses all your comments and criticisms here.