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 shouldn't be > fighting those blob vendors and call them nasty names; Rather, > probably document how to use such drivers and firmware 'faster'. 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).
