Question

How do I stop someone from copying and duplicating the application i am making in java ? I am using mysql as back-end for my application and the platform is Linux. Is there a way to provide this security ?

EDIT :

Is there a way like in windows where some applications even if we copy the folder and past it into other system it wont work. I don’t know how they are doing it. Is there any similar thing that I can do here ?

Answer 1

Alright, here is an alternate answer to my comment.

1. Don’t sell software, sell support.
2. Implement a simple licensing system tied to an email address.
3. Only provide support for users with registered email addresses.

For tips on creating that, see Software Licensing System at the OTN. The solutions shown there are crackable, but not by the casual end user.