Hello fellow nixers,
This thread is about providing access to a program as a service but securing the source code.

I'm working on a project in a scripting language and I'd like to offer it as an online service. I'm not sure on how to proceed.

I was thinking of providing people with a user on a VPS which only has executable permission on the program. In that case they'll be able to use it but won't be able to leak it.

Jail and others might be an option but when it's only for a single executable I don't think they're well suited.

Yes, this isn't GNU world...

What do you think of the software as a service as a script that's executable only by the user? Any other ideas/suggestions/tips?