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On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 01:26:12PM -0500, Ender wrote:
> I think what "integrated with the core OS" means from a user standpoint 
> is: from a fresh minimum install of freebsd I can type 
> "freebsd-update-whatever" and it will update my system.

Just "freebsd-update" ;-)

That works fairly well with the current freebsd-update (or bsdupdates.com)
solutions.  For most GENERIC installed systems, it works fairly well.  I use
on 3 systems at my home for this, and I'm pretty happy with it.

It doesn't work very well in environments with compiled options, custom
kernels, and other situations.  That's what I'm trying to tackle here.

-- 
Jo Rhett
senior geek
SVcolo : Silicon Valley Colocation