Agreed, my highly customized installs are occasionally broken by the upgrades, so I was really happy find this plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hotfix/
However, it's often a band-aid that isn't big enough for the wound.
However, it's often a band-aid that isn't big enough for the wound.
As the volunteer admin of a small blog network, I cannot agree more.
Having to upgrade whole versions just to get a security fix is terrible practice, but I'm forced to do it.