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 but the goals of project as a whole are to:  but the goals of project as a whole are to:
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Provide the best development platform possible - with full source access  <li>Provide the best development platform possible - with full source access
     for developers and users.          for developers and users.  Code should be as FREE as possible, for
           whatever purpose and agenda.
   <li>Integrate good code from any source with acceptable copyright
           (Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable, NDA not).  We want to
           make available source code that anyone can use for ANY PURPOSE,
           with no restrictions. <a href=policy.html>We have a page that describes
           the copyright issues in more detail.</a>
 <li>Work towards a machine independent source tree.  <li>Work towards a machine independent source tree.
 <li>Pay attention to security problems and fix them.  <li>Pay attention to security problems and fix them. (Try to be the #1 most
           secure operating system).
 <li>Work towards greater integration of cryptographic software where  <li>Work towards greater integration of cryptographic software where
         possible.  This means IPsec, IPv6, key engines, and other forms          possible.  This means IPsec, IPv6, key engines, and other forms
         of strong crypto.  OpenBSD is from Canada and may export crypto          of strong crypto.  OpenBSD is from Canada and may export crypto
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         researched by a Canadian individual</a> and as          researched by a Canadian individual</a> and as
         <a href=http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html>          <a href=http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL.html>
         layed out in the Export Control list of Canada</a>.          layed out in the Export Control list of Canada</a>.
 <li>The project is seeing active research and development on IPSEC and the          The project is seeing active research and development on IPSEC and the
         <a href=http://wserver.physnet.uni-hamburg.de/provos/photuris/>          <a href=http://wserver.physnet.uni-hamburg.de/provos/photuris/>
         Photuris key engine</a>.          Photuris key engine</a>.
 <li>Track and implement standards (POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)  <li>Track and implement standards (POSIX, parts of X/Open, etc.)
 <li>Support as many different systems and hardware as feasible.  <li>Support as many different systems and hardware as feasible.
 <li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the  <li>Be as politics-free as possible; solutions should be decided on the
     basis of technical merit.          basis of technical merit.
 <li>Provide a good cross compile/development platform.  <li>Provide a good cross compile/development platform.
 <li>Integrate good code from any source with acceptable copyright  
     (Berkeley style preferred, GPL acceptable, NDA not).  We want to  
     make available source code that anyone can use for ANY PURPOSE,  
     with no restrictions. <a href=policy.html>We have a page that describes  
     the copyright issues in more detail.</a>  
 <li>Import external packages with minimal modifications - making upgrading  <li>Import external packages with minimal modifications - making upgrading
     much easier. Also to submit back to the developers any changes made.          much easier. Also to submit back to the developers any changes made.
 </ul>  </ul>
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