[SailfishDevel] Path to main qml in resource file - not found whatever I try

[tw_bolek]

Thomas Perl <th.perl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why do you want to use Qt Resources instead of deploying the files to 
> the filesystem?

To hide SOME code from those who like to just copy&paste rather than ask for permission or credit the source. Not from everyone, just from those "copy&pasters". Some time ago I had my entire QML application copied this way and released in Nokia store with just some minor things changed, and since then I've been using resources.

I know that it's a poor protection as it is just compression so it can be easily decompressed and extracted, but I guess it is enough for those who copy stuff like this, as it's usually people who can't code too much themselves (or else they wouldn't need to copy simple stuff), so it is doubtful that they'd know how to decompress and extract from the binary.  And even if they know, at least it takes some more effort than Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V - I mean if they don't bother to contact the author and ask, at least they'll need to spend time on extracting it from resource, which for me is a sufficient trade off ;-) 

I know that better protection solutions exist, but I do not have time (nor actually the need) to use them....

And, like you mentioned, I'm not sure if I'd like the idea of people being able to modify the app on the fly while it still shows my name as an author...

B.