Questions about freebsd-update

[Quartz]

> What level of granularity would you prefer for freebsd-update?


With OSX/Windows I can see the past list of system updates/KBs made 
available since the base OS came out. I apparently can't do that with 
freebsd-update.

With OSX/Windows I have the option of foregoing the most recent 
update(s) and installing only an older version if necessary. I 
apparently can't do that with freebsd-update.

With OSX/Windows I have the ability to download some of the major 
updates separately as standalone packages, which I can then copy over 
via usb stick and install offline. I apparently can't do that with 
freebsd-update.


I originally started this thread hoping that I was just wrong about 
freebsd-update, that maybe it was more advanced than I thought, that 
there was a simpler way to do updates besides the src/make/install 
dance. It's clear to me now that the situation is what I thought it was, 
so I'll just continue dealing with it the way I always have.