On 12/10/07, Jacob Yocom-Piatt  wrote:

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> "claiming products that use binary blobs and GPL-ed code are more free

> than BSD or ISC stuff is about the dumbest thing i've heard on this list

> lately, and there's plenty of retarded statements that circulate here.

> the pot calling the kettle black never fails to put a smile on my face ;) "

>

> the initial comment is an obvious tie-in to the second one i made: by

> choosing how to define free, rms twists the issue at hand and spins it

> as he sees fit,

You're misrepresenting his argument.  RMS does not recommend OpenBSD

because it distributes binary firmware without source code and

includes non-free software in the ports system.  His position has

nothing to do with BSD/ISC vs. GPL.
That being said, the OpenBSD developers have given their arguments why

they include firmware and non-free ports, and RMS has given his

arguments why he doesn't recommend systems that do.  I don't see this

thread leading to reconciliation of the two sides.