Solved [Solved] Any nonfree repos?

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Ihatewindows

Hello, all.
This may sound like a really stupid question, but please keep in mind, I use Linux a lot. ;)
What is the repository for extra free/nonfree packages (if any)? I Googled around and couldn't find much, only that on the a GNU page they said that I should be able to find it easily somewhere else. :OO

So am I chasing a ghost?
 
Re: Any nonfree repos?

Yes. FreeBSD ports and packages are not separated by license. Can you be more specific about what you're trying to find?
 
Re: Any nonfree repos?

Hi @Ihatewindows, there is a big cultural difference between Linux & BSD. Under Linux, non-free basically just means that the source code is not freely available. BSD doesn't worry as long as it is free to use.
 
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Re: Any nonfree repos?

Actually, Linux distros go even as far as calling non-GPL software as "non-free" even if the source code is available but the licensing not up to their nose-turned-up standards. Big pile of nonsense if you ask me.
 
Re: Any nonfree repos?

Keep in mind that some ports do not build packages. The licenses of those particular ports don't allow binary re-distribution. So there will be no package for it. As far as I know there are no other package repositories. The license will remain the same so distributing them (i.e. a custom repository) would be a violation of that license.
 
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