Is the server portion of freebsd-update open source?

[Colin Percival]

Nielsen wrote:
> I need a system for distributing binary updates to a collection of
> customized FreeBSD machines, jails, and embedded systems. freebsd-update
> seems to be what I'm looking for, but I'm wondering if the server side
> is a proprietary piece of technology held by someone somewhere, or if it
> is in fact open source.

The FreeBSD Update build code is... umm... somewhere in between.  I think
the best way to explain it is to say that I don't care about copyright on
the build code, but the code is a stinking pile of hacks upon hacks with
multiple known bugs -- so I don't particularly want to expose it to public
scrutiny and I doubt that it will be very useful either.

Rewriting the build code is approaching the top of my todo list, but isn't
there quite yet; in the meantime, if you can send me more details about what
you want to do I'll see if I can accommodate you.

Colin Percival