Help - How to hide my code

[bjmcatilo29]

how can i hide the source code of my modules?

[sanjaykatiyar1]

From whom you want to hide your code
Anyway only people who can physically access your machine can see your code nobody else (ofcourse if is properly written)

[bjmcatilo29]

What I mean is... I'm not trying to be selfish here, but how can you hide your source code from other developers..

or, how can you assure propriety liscenses of your modules..

Im sorry, im a newbie here, but can you offer suggestions on how I can protect my code, after I distribute it in sugarexchange.

[Angel]

PHP by its very nature is not a compiled language, like C++, etc., thus wouldn't have the capacity to "hide" the code. By default, it cannot be seen via the browser by the user, but anyone that has the proper access to the server on which they reside would be able to see the code.

Your best protection would be to use a license that would prevent someone from re-using the code, but I have no idea how you'd enforce that effectively.

EDIT: I forgot one potential solution, see link below, although, I don't know how or if that could work for module code.
http://www.zend.com/products/zend_guard

[bjmcatilo29]

Zend Guard is great but the same time expensive...

Can anyone offer any suggestions that i can make ...

or is it really the way that if you sell modules from sugar exchange.. you'll have to give your source codes as well?