Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 22:16:46 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Martin Hanson <greencoppermine@yandex.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Adding an "only-free" option to the ports system Message-ID: <CAN6yY1sFrshAR2UKhPtezfTMV-gym=R9tD-BP14mCggfvkZUbQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1036201413779716@web20j.yandex.ru> References: <1036201413779716@web20j.yandex.ru>
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On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Martin Hanson <greencoppermine@yandex.com> wrote: > Hi > > This is a suggestion. > > Would it not be possible to add a feature to the ports system which > enables the user to choose to avoid non Open Source ports? > > Some ports are obvious binary blobs, but other ports are less obvious. > > I would like to be able to add an option saying "only-free", or similar > to Debians "main". > > Kind regards. > While a bit of a work in progress, I would think that the LICENSE facility in ports covers this. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
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