[Opensim-users] Protecting Script Source in .oar files

[Frisby, Adam]

Not very well - take a look at Reflector.NET.

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-users-
> bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Marcel Edward Verhagen
> Sent: Friday, 11 December 2009 1:10 PM
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Protecting Script Source in .oar files
> 
> Could no mod scripts not be saved compiled in the oar ?
> In that case the source would be protected.
> 
> 
> On 11-12-09 21:51, Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
> > Jeroen van Veen wrote:
> >
> >> Would it be an idea to have a general way to add a copyright message
> to
> >> scripts/objects, without adding it as a notecard or something? That
> way it's
> >> at least clear where the object is supposed to come from. Some sort
> of a
> >> metadata thing :-)
> >>
> > If you're saving an entire OAR with a single parcel then you could
> place
> > licensing information in the parcel description (or in multiple
> parcel
> > descriptions).  I know this is pretty crude.
> >
> > At the back of my mind, I think it might also be nice to have a tool
> to inject a
> > license into an OAR at a known location, though again this doesn't
> help if one
> > wants to have different licenses for individual items (though such a
> thing would
> > present its own problems anyway).
> >
> >
> >> kind regards,
> >>
> >> Jeroen
> >>
> >> Op vrijdag 11 december 2009 04:20:10 schreef Frisby, Adam:
> >>
> >>> There's some long answers to this; but the short answer is very
> simple: No.
> >>>
> >>> It is impossible by definition - obfuscation is the best you can
> manage;
> >>>   but at some point the region will need to execute the code -
> which is the
> >>>   point where someone will be able to grab&  if necessary
> decompile.
> >>>
> >>> Adam
> >>>
> >>> From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> >>>   [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of
> Marcus
> >>>   Alexander Link Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2009 1:29 PM
> >>> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> >>> Subject: [Opensim-users] Protecting Script Source in .oar files
> >>>
> >>> Hi everyone,
> >>>
> >>> this is my first posting to this list and I would like to introduce
> myself
> >>>   with a few words.
> >>>
> >>> I am a content creator for Second Life Technology and I have been
> testing
> >>>   OpenSimulator for a while now. I joined 'Second Life' 2006 and
> became a
> >>>   virtual watches designer by taking free classes in SL. I met my
> GF in SL
> >>>   and she moved from Houston/Texas to Germany, where we now live
> together.
> >>>   We both are also SL Solution Provider.
> >>>
> >>> Friends and I started a Product development Community in SL and one
> of our
> >>>   first developments was a multiple Choice Quiz System for SL
> Technology. I
> >>>   am convinced of OpenSimulator because of the possibility of .oar
> and .iar
> >>>   files which are such an amazing advantage, compared to what, lets
> say
> >>>   "closed proprietary grids" offer.
> >>>
> >>> To come to an end and the question I would like to have answered:
> >>>
> >>> Is there a reliable way to protect the source of a script in a .oar
> file ?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Marcus
> >>> Frankfurt, Germany
> >>>
> >>> p.s. I am currently looking for an additional team member, a perl
> >>>   developer, who would be responsible to further develop the
> community shop
> >>>   features: http://storebox.manupool.com
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> The "Marble Isle Quiz System" was nominated for the European
> Innovative
> >>>   Games Award 2009 in the category 'Advancement Prize' Innovative
> >>>   Application Methods&  Environments, which is an encouraging
> recognition
> >>>   for a SL/OpenSimulator application.
> >>>
> >>> Our Team so far:
> >>> http://storebox.manupool.com/cgi-bin/biographical.cgi
> >>>
> >>> What we have so far:
> >>> We alreday have an in-world vendorsystem with a currency/credit
> feature:
> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzZGLA1E9xQ
> >>>
> >>>
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