All the BSD systems[1] have had binary packages (at least optionally) for a while now. On OpenBSD, while the ports tree is still there when needed, the recommen

All the BSD systems[1] have had binary packages (at least optionally) for a while now. On OpenBSD, while the ports tree is still there when needed, the recommended way is to use binary packages. [1] I am not entirely certain what the situation on DragonflyBSD is, I have not touched it in a long time.