Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source"

From	"David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source"
Date	2025-08-10 12:34 +0100
Message-ID	<mfreeoFn44mU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<mfr7slFko2dU2@mid.individual.net> <1079rp0$1qrph$1@dont-email.me>

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On 10/08/2025 11:20, T i m wrote:
> On 10/08/2025 10:42, David B. wrote:
>> EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source"
>>
>> It is NOT, of course!
>>
>> See https://github.com/turtlepa/EtreCheck
>>
>> Has anyone explored this aspect of the product?
> 
> Seriously, you need professional help mate and as you seem to think you 
> are entitled to push your way into people lives, I may well look into 
> seeing how some sort of intervention can be arranged for you.

I've been doing that very thing for my elderly widowed friend who is now
approaching her 'end of life' situation. I find it quite appalling that
there is so little help available.
> Do you really not yet have a clue that EVERYONE here is completely sick 
> of your crazy hyperfocus on such things, this, unlike the things I know 
> to be important and that are actually impacting every living thing on 
> this planet.

Where else, apart from this tiny, weeny, part of the Internet, are you
trying to get your important message across?

> GET HELP NOW (and this may come as a big surprise, NO level of 
> justification you or your ArtificialBrain come back with is of interest 
> to anyone here or anywhere else you are banned from).

Dear Tim

My post was about the factual status of EtreCheck’s licensing, not about
anyone’s personal life.

ChatGPT’s claim that it was “open source” was worth checking, and I
provided a link so people could verify it for themselves.

If you don’t value that kind of fact-checking, that’s your choice — but
some of us do, and I have confidence in ChatGPT’s ability to assist in it.

Personal insults and attempts to shut down discussion don’t change the
facts.

=

Email correspondence on 16 December 2014 (Before Etresoft Inc was 
Incorporated!)

=

Hello again, John

I noticed that you had made yet another revision to your software, so I 
decided to 'give it a whirl' so to speak!

I'm not sure what you have done, but I've now got LOTS of red showing 
AND a new word too - "Killed"

I've attached the scan result just for your general interest.

I'm now going to restart my machine in 'safe' mode and then back to 
normal again - to see if the red ink is removed!

HTH

David


EtreCheck version: 2.1.3 (106)
Report generated 16 December 2014 22:31:04 GMT

Hardware Information: ℹ️
	iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
	iMac - model: iMac8,1
	1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
	4 GB RAM Upgradeable
		BANK 0/DIMM0
			2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
		BANK 1/DIMM1
			2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
	Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
	Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Video Information: ℹ️
	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS - VRAM: 512 MB
		iMac 1920 x 1200

System Software: ℹ️
	OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: one day 22:52:12

Disk Information: ℹ️
	WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 disk0 : (1 TB)
		EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
		Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (821.96 GB free)
		Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

USB Information: ℹ️
	Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
		Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
	Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
	Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
		Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
	Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Firewire Information: ℹ️
	WD My Book 1112 800mbit - 800mbit max
		EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
		My Book (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Book : 2.00 TB (1.63 TB free)

Gatekeeper: ℹ️
	Mac App Store and identified developers

Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
	[killed]	com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
	[killed]	com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.sbd.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
	[killed]	com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
	[failed]	com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
	[killed]	com.apple.awdd.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.ctkd.plist
	[killed]	com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.ifdreader.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.nehelper.plist
	[killed]	com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
	[killed]	com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
	[killed]	com.apple.spindump.plist
	[failed]	com.apple.wdhelper.plist
	[killed]	org.cups.cupsd.plist

Launch Agents: ℹ️
	[loaded]	com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
	[loaded]	com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]

Launch Daemons: ℹ️
	[loaded]	com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
	[loaded]	com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
	[loaded]	com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
	[loaded]	com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]

User Launch Agents: ℹ️
	[loaded]	com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]

User Login Items: ℹ️
	smcFanControl	Application (/Users/[redacted]/Documents/Old Downloaded 
'STUFF'  22 Feb 2014/Downloads/smcfancontrol_2_4/smcFanControl.app)
	iTunesHelper	ApplicationHidden 
(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
	Skype	ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Skype.app)
	Dropbox	ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
	Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX	ApplicationHidden 
(/Applications/Canon Utilities/IJ Network Scanner Selector EX/Canon IJ 
Network Scanner Selector EX.app)
	Google+ Auto Backup	Application (/Applications/Google+ Auto Backup.app)
	Google Chrome	ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
	o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
	OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Support]
	Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
	Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Support]
	AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
	FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
	DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.3.1164 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
	Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
	iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
	googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
	QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
	AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
	EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Support]
	JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
	Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 [Support]
	Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]

Safari Extensions: ℹ️
	ASCPowerTools [Installed]
	TrafficLight [Installed]
	DuckDuckGo [Installed]
	WOT [Installed]

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
	Flash Player  [Support]
	Flip4Mac WMV  [Support]
	Java  [Support]

Time Machine: ℹ️
	Skip System Files: NO
	Mobile backups: OFF
	Auto backup: YES
	Volumes being backed up:
		Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 177.39 GB
	Destinations:
		My Book [Local]
		Total size: 2.00 TB
		Total number of backups: 49
		Oldest backup: 2014-11-02 12:52:49 +0000
		Last backup: 2014-12-16 22:15:21 +0000
		Size of backup disk: Adequate
			Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 177.39 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
	     5%	WindowServer
	     3%	WebKitPluginHost
	     2%	DashboardClient
	     0%	fontd
	     0%	Dropbox

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
	215 MB	thunderbird
	137 MB	Safari
	120 MB	Google Chrome
	90 MB	mds_stores
	73 MB	WindowServer

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
	707 MB	Free RAM
	1.19 GB	Active RAM
	655 MB	Inactive RAM
	991 MB	Wired RAM
	90.36 GB	Page-ins
	1.63 GB	Page-outs

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
	Dec 16, 2014, 07:53:00 AM 
com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_2014-12-16-07...diag [Details]
	Dec 15, 2014, 09:09:40 PM 
com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_2014-12-15-21...diag [Details]
	Dec 14, 2014, 11:39:32 PM	Self test - passed
	Dec 14, 2014, 08:38:14 AM 
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2014-12-14-083814_[redacted].hang

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Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-10 12:34 +0100
  Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-10 19:20 +0100
    Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-08-10 11:26 -0700
    Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-10 20:15 +0100
      Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-10 21:11 +0100
        Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-08-10 13:15 -0700
        Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-10 21:30 +0100
          Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-08-10 20:34 +0000
            Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 08:18 +0100
              Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-11 08:52 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 09:30 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-11 09:53 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 10:05 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-11 11:02 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 13:15 +0100
              Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-08-11 17:05 +0000
          Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-11 08:46 +0100
            Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 09:22 +0100
              Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-11 10:04 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 10:14 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-11 11:26 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 11:44 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-08-11 12:27 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-11 13:11 +0100
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-08-11 17:21 +0000
                Re: EtreCheck - claimed by ChatGPT to be "Open Source" Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2025-08-11 21:26 +0000

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