are front ported or backported speakers better?

Nothing inherently better or worse about either design. It's all in the execution, where you're going to place them, and so on...
 
one of them will be against a wall in the corner. the other one may be out in the open. will that make a diff?

I'm thinking of floor standers
 
Yes, that will make a difference. The two speakers will sound totally different if used like that, irrespective of front-, rear- or not ported.
 
so they both either have to be against the wall, or both not?

i was hoping to be able to compensate lack of wall space by placing one of them in the open
 
Ideally yes, both speakers should be similarly positioned.

And certainly having one in a corner with serious boundary reinforcement and the other out in the open with none will make the two sound very different indeed.
 
this is how my space looks today. the boxes are where I intend to put the speakers.

both sides of the 5.6m wall can't work cos of large windows and walkway. i don't think i have much choice for speaker placing 🙁

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