xdelta files for security patches

From: Michael Nottebrock (michaelnottebrock_at_gmx.net)
Date: 05/13/03

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    To: FreeBSD Security <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 01:04:21 +0200

    Has xdelta (in ports under misc/xdelta) ever been considered as a means of
    delivering binary patches for security updates?

    It seems to be a pretty neat. 

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Regards,
	Michael Nottebrock

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