On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 11:52:11AM -0500, Richard Stallman wrote: > > > Yes, that's what I was told. I was also told that OpenBSD's ports > > > system includes non-free programs. Is that accurate too? > > (William Boshuck replied:) > > Strictly speaking, no. If you unpack ports.tar.gz > > you will find a bunch of makefiles, packing lists, > > & c., all of which are free. > > I should more precisely have said that the OpenBSD ports system > includes instructions for fetching, building and installing specific > non-free programs.
Yes, that would be the truth. What you did say, however, is not the truth. > I usually simplify that to "includes" At which point you would not be telling the truth about OpenBSD. > because I figured anyone who knows about the ports system > understands those details, and because they don't change > anything. It does change one thing (at least). Namely, it changes a true statement about OpenBSD into a lie about OpenBSD. Don't confuse my aims with those of others with whom you are exchanging messages. I am not trying to convince you to recommend OpenBSD. I want you to tell the truth.
