On the other hand, check out the security/freebsd-update port and it's associated web site at http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-update/ -- this isn't an 'official' part of FreeBSD yet (surely only a matter of time, though). This is a very interesting system for generating minimally sized binary patches that can be applied directly to a system without requiring a compilation step.
I was wondering why I suddenly saw a burst of traffic. ;)
Two notes about FreeBSD Update:
1. FreeBSD Update *SHOULD NEVER BE USED* if you have recompiled anything in the world. FreeBSD Update recognizes which files need to be updated by their MD5 hashes; if you buildworld, FreeBSD Update may fail to recognize files as having been updated. FreeBSD Update will only work properly if you start from a binary install from the "official" FTP or ISO distributions.
2. A couple hours ago, FreeBSD Update 1.3 entered the ports tree. This version uses binary diffs to dramatically reduce the bandwidth used; updating a 4.7-RELEASE to the latest security fixes now uses less than half the bandwidth needed to cvsup from RELENG_4_7_0_RELEASE to RELENG_4_7.
Colin Percival PS. Please CC on replies, I'm not subscribed.
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