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 Posted by Noodle on 10/23/06 09:20 
stryfedll wrote: 
> I've been working on an E-Commerce application like OSCommerce, except 
> mine is object-oriented, with a much better architecture, and a lot of 
> AJAX. I originally intended to release it as Open Source, and I still 
> may, but, recently I've been wondering how I could profit off the 
> script. 
> 
> Selling the script doesn't seem to be a viable option, since if I sell 
> the application in full it can easily be duped. My best idea has been 
> to release the script, but make an off-site file old all of the primary 
> functions of the application. In those functions would be a script for 
> displaying the results of a product search, where I could place ads 
> every 10 or so entries down. 
> 
> Does anyone have any thoughts on how to profit from your applications? 
 
Theres a PHP obfuscating tool called Zend Guard. Personally, I think 
open source would be the way to go, however, you could use this to sell 
your application and retrain your intellectual property. 
 
http://www.zend.com/products/zend_guard
 
  
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