08.01.2017, 02:53, "Peter Rippe" <peter.ri...@gmail.com>: > I think it absolutely is a language issue: > >> On policy page it clearly says: "OpenBSD strives to provide code that can > > be freely used, copied, modified, and distributed by anyone and for any > purpose." > > Operative word being **strives** - might want to look it up. > > It does not say 'guaranteed', 'only', nor 'strictly' - It says they make a > good > effort to provide such, and they certainly do - particularly compared to the > rest of the OS landscape.
Alright, so lets look the word **strives** up: Cambridge dictionary: "to try hard to do something or make something happen, esp. for a long time or against difficulties" Macmillan dictionary: "to make a lot of effort to achieve something" Oxford dictionary: "Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something" Clearly it's NOT a language thing. OpenBSD does NOT **strive** "to provide code that can be freely used, copied, modified..". There is no striving being done here, except for the complete opposite, as Theo himself so plainly put it, they actually **strive** to provide the firmware blobs which cannot be modified in any way. The fact is that OpenBSD has a MISLEADING policy. > Nothing is going to change. Go try tugging on emotions elsewhere. Actually, Theo I'm quite sure you need to change *something*: http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/02776.html But hey.. who gives a shit right?!
