The FreeBSD ports repository was temporarily frozen to address the commit of a 150MB Linux Copilot binary.

FreeBSD Ports Repository Freeze: A 150MB binary file was recently committed to the ports tree and, as a result, core@ made the decision to implement a temporary freeze of the ports tree in order to implement some clean up efforts. There is no concern that the ports tree has been compromised https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-announce/2026-July/000294.html

FreeBSD ports frozen after someone commits the entire 150MB Linux Copilot binary A rather unusual announcement was made late last night: the FreeBSD project has frozen their ports repository. For more than 48 hours now, no changes have been accepted or made to the tree, and here's why. A 150MB binary file was recently committed to the ports tree and, as https://www.osnews.com/story/145593/freebsd-ports-frozen-after-someone-commits-the-entire-150mb-linux-copilot-binary/ #FreeBSD