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by in Feature Articles on 2010-12-01In the world of software consulting, there are many ways in which software is delivered to the client. Sometimes, a consulting company may choose to sell the software to the client, providing both the working application and the source since (most of the time) the software is so customized to the client’s need, the consulting company does not have much reason for keeping the source code to themselves. In other situations, though, consulting companies may choose to license the software to the client, with regular patches and bug fixes, while retaining all ownership.
Paul was working as a freelance coder, fresh out of college, when he accidentally stumbled upon a third option: give the source code to the client, but obfuscate the software to such a degree that any developer who tried to work on it would go mad.