Subj : Re: Protecting your code
To   : comp.programming
From : johntheos
Date : Thu Jul 28 2005 10:13 pm


MiniMe wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Is there any solution to protect your rights or ideas when you write
> code ?
>
> I am thinking of a way to sign the code, to prove that I am the
> author. My first tought was to use digital signature for this. Let's
> say I have my own company and I buy a digital cetificate from
> VerySign.
> Then I  can use tis certificate to PGP sign the code and to prove that
> at a specific date back in time I was the programmer or at least I had
> the code in my possesion.
>
> Any other sugestion in this respect would be much appreciated

If your code is open source, why not start a project on sourceforge.
That way, although others can use your code, you can easily point to
being the originator of the code, based on the revision history and
stuff.

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