Source code is protected by not showing it to anyone who shouldn't see it. What you're probably looking for is a way to protect your distributable binaries. For that, I suggest Ansel Reynard's
article on the matter. Even if you're not working in .NET, the article should give you a good idea of what to do in general. Also see the
related article by the same author about creating trial versions of your application.
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