Zend Encoder Review - Overview (
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The Zend Encoder arises from a need for software
developers to protect their intellectual property when distributing commercial
software. One of PHP's past problems was that once you gave a client your source
code, it most often turned out that your intellectual property (code) was lost,
because the client could view and modify and (illegally) re-distribute your source
code.
This is a problem that many freelance developer's as well as large development
firms encounter. It made it nearly impossible to sell PHP software to more than
one client. Luckily, it looks like the Zend's done an excellent job with this
product, meeting what I think are the market needs. The Zend encoder is the perfect
solution for anybody who wants to distribute their code commercially.
