License your .net code

If you're writing code that you intend to sell and install on a client site, you're gonna need to know how to control its use through a license and obfuscation.

The following links and attached PDF are a good start with protecting your IP and hard work.

http://windowsclient.net/articles/Licensing.aspx

Andrew Clark has also suggested the following as a good resource for more information on the topic

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479017.aspx

Author Paul Marshall

A self confessed Microsoft bigot, Paul loves all Microsoft products with a particular fondness for SQL Server. Paul is currently focusing on Web 2.0 patterns and practices and is always looking for better ways of doing things.

I love the .net platform, and I find it to be the most productive toolset I have used to date.

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andyc said:

The following link is another good resource for writting your own custom license provider.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479017.aspx

04/Jan/2008 16:45 PM

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