I was half joking. When I first got to know FreeBSD, the way to upgrade was to rebuild from source and then perform all kind of magic incantations to merge the

I was half joking. When I first got to know FreeBSD, the way to upgrade was to rebuild from source and then perform all kind of magic incantations to merge the new configuration files and whatnot. freebsd-update(8) has made this whole experience much more convenient. I consider myself a competent Unix user, but I am glad these days I do not need to be a wizard to keep things working. I guess I will upgrade my trusty home server over the holidays, and I am looking forward to it. ;-)