So have apt and apt-get. So that takes away one of the advantages of FreeBSD
Not completely. In Debian and others it's mostly a choice between a stable base and stale software or a moving base and up to date software (though backports improve things quite a bit for Debian Stable).
Since in FreeBSD packages are separated from the base system, it's possible to run a stable base system, while using quarterly updates or rolling release (latest) of packages.
(Note: I didn't have many problems running Debian Unstable, but it may depend on your requirements.)
Not completely. In Debian and others it's mostly a choice between a stable base and stale software or a moving base and up to date software (though backports improve things quite a bit for Debian Stable).
Since in FreeBSD packages are separated from the base system, it's possible to run a stable base system, while using quarterly updates or rolling release (latest) of packages.
(Note: I didn't have many problems running Debian Unstable, but it may depend on your requirements.)