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OpenBSD is a fairly complete system of its own, but still there is a lot

of software that one might want see added. However there is the problem

on where to draw the line as to what to include, as well as the occasional

licensing and export restriction problems. In what is supposed to be

licensing and export restriction problems. As OpenBSD is supposed to be

small stand-alone UNIX-like operating system, some things just can't be

a small stand-alone UNIX-like operating system, some things just can't be

shipped with the system.

<p>

We wanted to find a way for users to easily get software we don't provide

and started to look around. We didn't have to look far as a sibling project,

and started to look around. We didn't have to look far, as sibling project

<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a>, had an excellent mechanism

<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a> already had an

excellent mechanism

for exactly this purpose called

<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/ports/">"The ports collection"</a>.

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You can also ftp the 2.3 version from the pub/OpenBSD/2.3 directory

on any of the <a href=ftp.html>ftp mirror sites</a>.

Note: this version, also on the 2.3 CDROM, is not the most

recent version. You likely want to get and use a newer version

recent version. You likely will want to get and use a newer version

<h3><font color=#0000e0>Example use of the Ports tree</font></h3>

<p>

Let's say you managed to get a ports tree and you want to compile and

install the archiving utility <code>unzip</code>. You should be able to

something like:

do something like this:

<pre>

% cd /usr/ports/archivers/unzip

% su

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as well as OpenBSD specific policies and hints.

<h3><font color=#0000e0>Problems and contacts</font></h3>

<p>

If you have trouble with ports please send mail to the OpenBSD

If you have trouble with ports please send e-mail to the OpenBSD

ports mailing list, <a href="mailto:ports@openbsd.org">ports@OpenBSD.ORG</a>.

Patches are always appreciated, but in any case please provide:

Corrections are always welcome, but in any case do please provide:

<ul>

<li>The output of <code>uname -a</code>

<li>The output of <code>uname -a</code>,

<li>Your OpenBSD version, including any patches you may have applied.

<li>Your OpenBSD version, including any patches you may have applied,

<li>A complete description of the problem.

</ul>

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