In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mike Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> The question is does FreeBSD make binary package updates, or are security >> updates source-patch only. > >From what I've observed, the base OS updates are source-patch only, at least >until the next full FreeBSD release. Anything that's in the ports tree >should be available as either a source update or as a binary package, though >the binaries lag being the source ports slightly.
The base OS has unofficial support for binary updates: <http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-update/> Colin (who runs that) is a member of the FreeBSD security team so it's not exactly a bunch of nobodies running it in some scary corner, but it's not officially part of the main project either. Kevin
