On 12/12/2007, Richard Stallman  wrote:

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> 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.

On 12/12/2007, ropers  wrote:

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> 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.

Ok, it looks like I made a mistake and I have to correct myself. My apologies.

Apparently the ports tree metadata is available on the OpenBSD CD.

I did not know that because I have in fact never used the ports tree,

because OpenBSD recommends not to use ports (and use packages

instead). I just found out here:

http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#PortsFetch

that there is a ports.tar.gz file on the CD.
HOWEVER, that file is not installed by default, and the OpenBSD

install program *does not even give the user the option* to install

ports.tar.gz, be it from CD or otherwise. See here:

http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Filesets
So yes, the ports.tar.gz file is on the CD, but it's not part of the

OpenBSD installation, it's use is not recommended, it can only be

installed manually outsite of the OpenBSD install program, and it only

contains metadata, and only a minority of the ports metadata

references unfree software.
> Richard, I am just asking you to be consistent and avoid the

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> impression of biased decisionmaking based on a conflict of interest.

Even with the above correction, I still believe it would be most

consistent for you to recommend OpenBSD. The mere presence of info

that users *could* use to do something stupid on the install CD (but

*NOT* within the OS installation) does not IMHO come anywhere near to

inclusion in OpenBSD or a recommendation by OpenBSD.
> Thanks and regards,

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> --ropers