On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 11:56:43PM -0500, David H. Lynch Jr. wrote: > Bengt Frost wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 12:31:25PM -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote: > > > > > Finally as long as i do not hurt 'someone' (to mutch) then it must > > be up to me to choose what i want to do, f.ex. install packages through > > portssystem. > > > If I wrote a a BSD Licensed program to mailbomb jews. > Would that be acceptable within ports ?
"mailbombing" is possible with tools already available. such a port would likely be ignored for it's lack of technical value. further, religious zealots generally can't concentrate on facts long enough to write good code, so it would also likely be rejected for being poor quality code. also, for a port to be included into the ports tree, a developer would need to import it. many submitted ports that have no political intent go ignored because no port devloper decided it was worth their time/fit their interests, and I find it likely such a politically charged port would not make it onto any developers to-do list, since one of OpenBSD's goals is to remain as politics free as possible. > > Either answer makes it clear that inclusion within ports > expresses values. yes, it expresses that OpenBSD values usefulness. > Including non-free software in ports makes a statement. > Excluding it makes a different one. it says we accept that people want to and will install non-free software. sometimes, the non-free software is the only choice, sometimes it is the best choice to fill the user's needs. it is rare that non-free software exists in the ports tree when there is a completely functionally equivilent free alternative. > > --bfrost > > (Bengt Frost) > > http://www.fvp.se, http://www.fvpideas.com, http://www.fvpideas.eu > > > > > > > > > -- > Dave Lynch DLA Systems > Software Development: Embedded Linux > 717.627.3770 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dlasys.net > fax: 1.253.369.9244 Cell: 1.717.587.7774 > Over 25 years' experience in platforms, languages, and technologies too > numerous to list. > > "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a > touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." > Albert Einstein fitting, this quote is -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
