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        <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/netbsd/Packages.txt">NetBSD         <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/netbsd/Packages.txt">NetBSD
        Package System</a> documentation.  This document describes NetBSD's         Package System</a> documentation.  This document describes NetBSD's
        version of the FreeBSD ports system and is quite helpful.         version of the FreeBSD ports system and is quite helpful.
    <li>Section 17.2.5 of the     <li>Section 19.2.5 of the
        <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/porting.html">FreeBSD         <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/porting.html">FreeBSD
        Handbook</a>.  This is the FreeBSD porting bible.         Handbook</a>.  This is the FreeBSD porting bible.
      <li>Marc's porting <a href="checklist.html">checklist</a>.
    <li>The OpenBSD ports mailing list,     <li>The OpenBSD ports mailing list,
        <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@OpenBSD.ORG</a>.         <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@OpenBSD.ORG</a>.
   </ul>    </ul>
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   <ul>    <ul>
    <li>OpenBSD does NOT use /usr/local/etc/rc.d.<br>     <li>OpenBSD does NOT use /usr/local/etc/rc.d.<br>
        <code>/usr/local</code> is often shared between several machines         <code>/usr/local</code> is often shared between several machines
                  thanks to NFS.  For this reason, configuration files that are specific           thanks to NFS.  For this reason, configuration files that are specific
                  to a given machine can't be stored under <code>/usr/local</code>,           to a given machine can't be stored under <code>/usr/local</code>,
                  <code>/etc</code> is the central repository for per machine           <code>/etc</code> is the central repository for per machine
                  configuration files.  Moreover, OpenBSD policy is to never update           configuration files.  Moreover, OpenBSD policy is to never update
                  files under <code>/etc</code> automatically.  Ports that need some           files under <code>/etc</code> automatically.  Ports that need some
                  specific boot setup should advise the administrator about what to do           specific boot setup should advise the administrator about what to do
                  instead of blindly installing files.           instead of blindly installing files.
    <li>OpenBSD does NOT compress man pages.     <li>OpenBSD does NOT compress man pages.
    <li>OpenBSD does NOT require <code>-lcrypt</code>.<br>     <li>OpenBSD does NOT require <code>-lcrypt</code>.<br>
        DES encryption is part of the standard <code>libc</code>.         DES encryption is part of the standard <code>libc</code>.
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