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Old 29th January 2014
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Originally Posted by chessmaster View Post
I'm curious why would one want to use binary instead of ports?
  • When using the OpenBSD package system, there is no difference between what will be built locally & what is available on the mirrors unless custom options are being used.
  • Building can also significantly tax resource limited systems.
Section 15.1 of the project's FAQ covers this very topic.
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