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OpenBSD's in-place upgrades and binary patches are wonderful for keeping the system up-to-date. I've even successfully done a remote upgrade after ensuring there was enough space for the upgrade files.

I remember the old days where one had to manually compile and install the patches (instructions were provided), and where one had to build the entire kernel and userspace if you wanted to run -stable. A good learning experience and exercise, but I don't miss it. :)