> His idea is not that FreBSD "contains non-free software" (what you wrote) > it's much more pedantic than that -- it's that FreeBSD's "ports system > does suggest non-free programs." > > Apparently, the FreeBSD supporters make a big issue of it, but really all > Stallman is doing is saying that he doesn't recommend FreeBSD for that > reason. If they want him to recommend it, they'll have to change it. > It's not that he is doing something wrong. His thing is to promote free > software, and he can do that better by not recommending FreeBSD. He isn't > attacking FreeBSD, he's just not recommending it. > > Mike > So he wants FreeBSD to restrict and close off the system to limit what people can do with it? Umm.. what? I guess that is perhaps the difference between free and open?