On 12/12/2007, Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a last question. Will gNewSense become "non-free" if I start a > "ports-like" > software install package project for it? > > If your install package has ports for non-free software, then it would > promote non-free software. > > If it were included in or recommended by gNewSense, then gNewSense > would promote non-free software. I trust they wouldn't do that, > because their policies are not to do that.
And I repeat again: The OpenBSD ports tree is *neither included in nor recommended* by OpenBSD. OpenBSD *Does. Not. Do. That.* because OpenBSD's policies are not to do that. The OpenBSD packages system cannot be used install non-free software, because there are none. However, it is trivially easy to use the gNewSense apt system to install unfree software. This requires three steps at most. From https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype#head-5c18cc60f56f7f5f651ee9abeca60f0ab62545f7 (Yes, this is an Ubuntu site, but AFAIK the exact same instructions can be used on gNewSense.): 1. Add the Skype repository to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free 2. Reload or update the package information 3. Install the skype package. Richard, I am just asking you to be consistent and avoid the impression of biased decisionmaking based on a conflict of interest. Thanks and regards, --ropers PS: Ok, and I *know* I should not be trolling, but I have to get this over with: gNewSense -- nuisance ;o) There. I feel better now. I had to get that off my chest. Sorry, Could Not Resist. ;-)
