On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, markbtownsend_at_attbi.com wrote:
> in article 3DC0080F.F96ACAC3_at_exesolutions.com, Daniel Morgan at
> dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com wrote on 10/30/02 8:25 AM:
>
>> That being said I don't believe the point of wrapping is to prevent
>> Microsoft, or anyone else, from duplicating Oracle. Anything can be
>> reverse engineered. The point is to allow vendors of products to
>> protect their source code from their competitors. And as someone that
>> has worked on developing commercial products ... that is very much
>> appreciated.
>
>
> One of the benefits of wrapped code is that it prevents keen DBA's
> from changing the stored procedures that may be seen to be core to the
> successful functioning of the engine.
I don't know the licensing, but this would seem to violate something and
you would lose all support.
--
Galen deForest Boyer
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.
Received on Wed Oct 30 2002 - 22:06:10 CST
