Am Mon, 13 May 2019 12:58:12 +0000 schrieb Dan Purgert:

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> Jonathan N. Little wrote:
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>> "closed source" when you include the *source* code?
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> Something about the *run file for hplip containing a tarball / archive
> of some sort made the OP think it was just running some hidden binary.
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> I believe in another sub-thread, he has modified that statement.
> Might've only been sent to alt.os.linux.ubuntu though -- will try to
> find the MID if you like?

That's partly right. I said there were tons of c files, py scripts and so
on, but nevertheless there are several shared objects (*.so) "shipped as
is" in the run file already.

So, finally, I don't consider them to be dangerous, but what remains is
the conclusion, that the tarball in question is not pure open source.

Many thanks to everyone who helped to clear the things!

Best regards,

Markus

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