Protection

ok..so ive got a program im working on and I would like to release it to a large group of people sometime...in theory..sooo how do i go about protecting my source code....net protector or something?? i dunno im just wandering whats the best/cheapest(free??) programs to help me do this. thanks in advance

ok..so ive got a program im working on and I would like to release it to a large group of people sometime...in theory..sooo how do i go about protecting my source code....net protector or something?? i dunno im just wandering whats the best/cheapest(free??) programs to help me do this. thanks in advance

You don't want to publish your source code also, wanna?
The following codes are a good starting point for protecting your .exe!
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=1468&lngWId=1
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=58026&lngWId=1
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=7071&lngWId=1