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Originally Posted by crich70
I don't see how something can be "open source" if part of it is hidden from the end user. Calibre is Open Source as I understand it, meaning that the end user can see all the source code and tweak it to make plug-ins that can be added on. If the entire source code wasn't available to the end user though how could that be possible?
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The source code of the application can be open source, but that doesn't necessitate the release of the encryption keys, which are what provide the actual security. They are data, not source code.