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Staying Current with NetBSD

Posted by michael on from the when-apt-get-dist-upgrade-isn't-available dept.

BSDForums writes "Open source never stands still. Even the flexible and mature BSDs are continuing to evolve. In this article, Michael Lucas looks at the NetBSD upgrade process, demonstrating the most common steps to stay abreast of the current source code. This article isn't a comprehensive tutorial that covers every possible situation; rather, it covers the most common situation: updating your source with CVS, building that source code, and installing it on the build machine."

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  1. Re:Secure CVS - how did NetBSD do it? by kjd · · Score: 3, Informative
    Although there is a comment to the contrary, SSH's encryption (and the inherent integrity checking) is beneficial even with Free source code.
    • Helps prevent insertion attacks (attacker modifying your source code on-the-fly while you download)
    • May help prevent nosy people upstream from knowing that your latest project uses certain software
    • Compression