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Old 4th March 2011
J65nko J65nko is offline
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The following from OpenBSD says it all and is also applicable to NetBSD:

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The packages and ports collection does NOT go through the same thorough security audit that is performed on the OpenBSD base system. Although we strive to keep the quality of the packages collection high, we just do not have enough human resources to ensure the same level of robustness and security.
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