When we license ApTest Manager do we receive source code?
Yes. ApTest Manager is written in Perl and distributed in source code form. The entire product source code is included, with the exception of a couple of encrypted modules that implement licensing. ApTest has built a large collection of objects atop its database that provide an abstract layer for accessing ApTest Manager information. These objects and their methods are very efficient, relying upon in memory and on disk caches to speed up access to the most used information. The ApTest Manager GUI is implemented atop this library layer. There are also a number of scripts included that are also layered on these libraries. The libraries and scripts contain embedded “Perl doc” documentation (a la “javadoc”). We have customers who do modify the source, others who don’t but like to be able to refer to it, and others who just feel good about having it. Note: Perl is an interpreted language. This is why we recommend using the Apache web server. It has a module, named mod-perl, that caches web-
