Hi All,

I need to give my R code to my client to use. I would like to protect the 
logic/algorithms that have been coded in R. This means that I would not 
like anyone to be able to read the code.

I am searching for ways to protect R code. I would like to create a .exe 
kind of file which could be executed without using R or requiring to 
install R. I would not like the R code to be loaded in R. This is so 
because, after R loads a function, if you type the function name on the 
command prompt, you can see the complete code. I would not like to give 
this type of access to the R code.

I explored the option of creating .bat file (using command: R CMD BAT) and 
byte code (using command: compile). These are not useful since they open 
R, load these functions and then the R code is visible.

Is there any other way to protect the R code which would help me package 
all my files/source files and give me an executable file which would be 
run without opening R? Another problem is that R is freely downloadable. 
Is it somehow possible to protect the code from being loaded in R and 
being seen. 

Thanks
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Vaishali
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