Releasing Source Code
Source code sometimes needs to leave your tight grip and set off to explore the Big Wide World. Perhaps you sell a library: Your shipping product is the source code itself. Perhaps you’ve been contracted to ship code alongside an executable. Even if you don’t intend to release your source code, it might one day be sold to a new owner, or you might need to collaborate with outsiders on a new feature. We must take reasonable measures to ensure code safety and accessibility in these situations too.
The scale of horror that this entails depends on the nature of your code. Proprietary source code—written specifically for internal use in a company’s products—is closely guarded intellectual property, and it’s generally considered ...
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