Do I want to switch to the new pkg(8) format?

[Andrew Berg]

On 2014.12.26 17:43, Jon Radel wrote:
> 2)  Download a package that was compiled by somebody else from the port 
> using the defaults.
More accurately:
2)  Download a package that was compiled by somebody else from the port using
the options specified by that person.

The official repo uses the defaults, but you can use any repo (including your
own with your own specified options and even your own custom ports tree if you
are so inclined) and it's pretty transparent to the client box once configured.