[pygame] Re: Stand-alone executables

[Daniel McNeese <dgmcnees@xxxxxxxxx>]

Luke Paireepinart <rabidpoobear@...> writes:

> Why exactly can't people see your code, Daniel?
> Is it just that distributing the source makes it inconvenient for them?
> Because you shouldn't expect these py2exe-type programs to protect your 
> code.
>
>

For both of those reasons and more.

A stand-alone executable is the easiest way for a new user to get right into 
the game, and the less the game demands of him before the fun starts the more 
likely he is to stick with it.  If potential customers are giving up before 
they even get the game running, that's *bad.*

As for protecting my code, I realize that this won't stop a highly skilled and 
determined hacker if he's decided to mess with me.  But this will weed out the 
casual troublemakers, and there are a lot more of those to worry about.