Re: Wrapped PLSQL

Galen Boyer wrote:

> 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.

Provided, of course, that the person asking for support volunteers the fact that they, or someone else, was tinkering with the code.

Daniel Morgan Received on Thu Oct 31 2002 - 10:46:10 CST