On Jan 5, 2008 11:30 AM, Richard Stallman  wrote:

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> As I've said, I think it's acceptable for free applications to run on

> non-free platforms (and say that they do), because this doesn't

> recommend the installation of those non-free platforms.  But free

> systems should not recommend, suggest, or offer to install non-free

> apps.

ReactOS is a free software operative system with a support database

that indicates which programs it can run.
 It can lists those programs in different ways, including, by vendor.
Here is Adobe:

http://www.reactos.org/support/index.php/comp/vendor/id/4/
And here is Microsoft:

http://www.reactos.org/support/index.php/comp/vendor/id/2/
If I understand you weird meaninig of promotion, then you'll find this

"a bad thing" too, right?
Greetings.