On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 11:39:17PM +0530, Karthik Kumar wrote: > On Jan 5, 2008 11:20 PM, William Boshuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 09:58:47PM +0530, Karthik Kumar wrote: > > > > On another hand we are not GNU/GPL and we don't mind our users > > > > installing > > > > non free software if it is what they want. The FAQ is where this needs > > > > to > > > > be documented for users to get their job done faster. > > > > > > > > > > If you don't mind users using non-free software, you shouldn't be > > > putting the 'Free. ' in 'Free. Functional. Secure.' > > > > The word 'free' is there because OpenBSD is free. It is not > > there because developers mind or don't mind users doing this > > or that. > > > > You're missing the point why somebody is calling OpenBSD non-free.
Such a somebody is mistaken. Full stop. The point "why somebody" issues mistaken pronouncements is not my concern. > > Should you wish to inform yourself, there are a number of posts > > in the list archives explaining various specific reasons why the > > OpenBSD developers are against blobs. Theo, in particular, wrote > > at least one rather short and very cogent message explaining the > > reasons. You should look towards the beginning of the threads, > > because later on you are more likely to see Theo losing patience > > with respondents who did not read the original posts (carefully > > enough, or perhaps not at all). > > > > Here is one: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-March/081313.html A swing and a miss.
