Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:03:13 -0700 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> To: Nielsen <nielsen@memberwebs.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is the server portion of freebsd-update open source? Message-ID: <4361CD31.1080707@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20051027233106.377D070DCE3@mail.npubs.com> References: <20051027233106.377D070DCE3@mail.npubs.com>
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Nielsen wrote: > I need a system for distributing binary updates to a collection of > customized FreeBSD machines, jails, and embedded systems. freebsd-update > seems to be what I'm looking for, but I'm wondering if the server side > is a proprietary piece of technology held by someone somewhere, or if it > is in fact open source. The FreeBSD Update build code is... umm... somewhere in between. I think the best way to explain it is to say that I don't care about copyright on the build code, but the code is a stinking pile of hacks upon hacks with multiple known bugs -- so I don't particularly want to expose it to public scrutiny and I doubt that it will be very useful either. Rewriting the build code is approaching the top of my todo list, but isn't there quite yet; in the meantime, if you can send me more details about what you want to do I'll see if I can accommodate you. Colin Percival
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