On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 at 13:16, <2qdxy4rzwzuui...@potatochowder.com> wrote: > > On 2023-04-01 at 10:49:18 +1100, > Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > [...] I don't have access to the Gmail source code but I'm using the > > service [...] > > You have access to Gmail's front end source code. Your web browser runs > it every time you use the service (and probably while you aren't using > the service, too).
Yes, and I'm talking about their back end source code, which I most definitely do NOT have access to, and therefore cannot copy. > My educated guess is that Google expended some > effort to hinder you from looking at and/or analyzing (or do you say > analysing?) that code, and that their lawyers will come knocking at your > metaphorical door if they so much as think you are using that code in > some way other than running it inside your web browser. If only this > situation were a cruel April Fool's Day joke. They haven't done very much, I happen to know this relating to other services. From what I can tell, Google's front ends aren't very well protected, for the simple reason that they're quite useless without the corresponding back ends. > You don't have access to Gmail's back end source code. > > Many/Most web apps follow this pattern to varying degrees. I do not > know whether this setup meets the OP's requirements. Exactly. That's why I pointed it out. This is the only way to truly protect your source code: Don't give it out. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
