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From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com>
To: Cody Holland <cholland@redmoonbroadband.com>
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Subject: Re: Patch vs. Upgrade
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On 10/12/05, Cody Holland <cholland@redmoonbroadband.com> wrote:
> I'm still pretty new to the BSD world and wanted to throw out a question
> to see what kind of responses I get.  What is everyones take on what to
> do when security vulnerabities are discovered.  Do you upgrade your
> source (not always the easiest thing to do) or patch.  What are the pros
> and cons of patching?
>
> Thanks,
> Cody
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We cvsup the source, rebuild the whole system
or just the part that's mentioned in a security
advisory (one always says what exactly needs
to be recompiled).

Patching pros:
doesn't require you to have the source at hand
doesn't require any development tools (like gcc)

Patching cons:
quite limited version availability
not so reliable as recompiling

If things are not too tight on yout hard drive,
consider the cvsup way. It's very easy - and
very clearly described in the handbook.