diff --git a/README b/README
index e514df91..73e5c210 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Interesting information are for instance
  * What are the pros/cons you see in cdist?
  * General comments/critics
 
-### Nico Schottelius, Systems Group ETH Zurich and privately
+### Nico Schottelius, Systems Group ETH Zurich, local.ch and privately
 
 Yes, I'm actually eating my own dogfood and currently managing
 
diff --git a/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote
index 0846dca1..b3ffeb46 100755
--- a/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__key_value/gencode-remote
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ fi
 case "$state_should" in
    absent)
       # remove lines starting with key
-      echo "sed -i '/^$key\($delimiter\+\)/d' \"$file\""
+      echo "sed '/^$key\($delimiter\+\)/d' \"$file\" > \"$file.cdist-tmp\""
+      echo "mv \"$file.cdist-tmp\" \"$file\""
    ;;
    present)
       case "$state_is" in
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ case "$state_should" in
          ;;
          wrongvalue)
             # change exisiting value
-            echo "sed -i \"s|^$key\($delimiter\+\).*|$key\1$value|\" \"$file\""
+            echo "sed \"s|^$key\($delimiter\+\).*|$key\1$value|\" \"$file\" > \"$file.cdist-tmp\""
+            echo "mv \"$file.cdist-tmp\" \"$file\""
          ;;
          *)
             echo "Unknown explorer state: $state_is" >&2
diff --git a/conf/type/__rvm/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__rvm/gencode-remote
index f306979a..1ba1d499 100755
--- a/conf/type/__rvm/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__rvm/gencode-remote
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ DONE
       removed)
          cat << DONE
 su - $user -c "rm -Rf \"\\\$HOME/.rvm\";
-sed -i '/rvm\/scripts\/rvm/d' \"\\\$HOME/.bashrc\""
+sed '/rvm\/scripts\/rvm/d' \"\\\$HOME/.bashrc\" > \"\\\$HOME/.bashrc.cdist-tmp\"
+mv \"\\\$HOME/.bashrc.cdist-tmp\" \"\\\$HOME/.bashrc\""
+
 DONE
       ;;
    esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote
index a64c1096..78a82de3 100755
--- a/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ case "$state_should" in
     present)
         case "$os" in
             archlinux)
-                echo "sed -i 's/^\\(DAEMONS=.*\\))/\\1 $name)/' /etc/rc.conf"
+                echo "sed 's/^\\(DAEMONS=.*\\))/\\1 $name)/' /etc/rc.conf > /etc/rc.conf.cdist-tmp"
+                echo "mv /etc/rc.conf.cdist-tmp /etc/rc.conf"
             ;;
             debian|ubuntu)
                 echo "update-rc.d \"$name\" defaults >/dev/null"
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ case "$state_should" in
             archlinux)
                 # Replace a) at the beginning b) in the middle c) end d) only
                 # Support @name as well...makes it more ugly, but well...
-                echo "sed -i /etc/rc.conf -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(\\)@\\{0,1\\}$name /\\1/' -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(.* \\)@\\{0,1\\}$name \\(.*\\)/\\1\\2/' -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(.*\\) @\\{0,1\\}$name)/\\1)/' -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(\\)@\\{0,1\\}$name)/\\1)/'"
+                echo "sed /etc/rc.conf -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(\\)@\\{0,1\\}$name /\\1/' -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(.* \\)@\\{0,1\\}$name \\(.*\\)/\\1\\2/' -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(.*\\) @\\{0,1\\}$name)/\\1)/' -e 's/^\\(DAEMONS=(\\)@\\{0,1\\}$name)/\\1)/' > /etc/rc.conf.cdist-tmp"
+                echo "mv /etc/rc.conf.cdist-tmp /etc/rc.conf"
             ;;
             debian|ubuntu)
                 echo update-rc.d -f \"$name\" remove
diff --git a/doc/changelog b/doc/changelog
index e3f7d1a5..267be9e7 100644
--- a/doc/changelog
+++ b/doc/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Changelog
 	* Bugfix __start_on_boot: Correctly use sed and quotes (Steven Armstrong)
 	* Feature __file: Support for --state exists (Steven Armstrong)
 	* Feature core: Make variable __manifest available to type manifests
+	* Feature core: Correct parent dependency handling (Steven Armstrong)
+	* Bugfix several types: Fix sed for FreeBSD (Istvan Beregszaszi)
 
 2.0.9: 2012-03-12
 	* Cleanup documentation: Fix environment variable list to be properly 
diff --git a/doc/dev/todo/TAKEME b/doc/dev/todo/TAKEME
index 1dd73d87..11235f8a 100644
--- a/doc/dev/todo/TAKEME
+++ b/doc/dev/todo/TAKEME
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Feel free to pick one!
 CORE
 ----
 - support default parameter
+- document and add paremeters for remote-copy and remote-exec!
+    - remove hack, make a feature of it
 
 TESTS
 -----
diff --git a/lib/cdist/emulator.py b/lib/cdist/emulator.py
index c4b84feb..99b34554 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/emulator.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/emulator.py
@@ -160,10 +160,19 @@ class Emulator(object):
     def record_auto_requirements(self):
         """An object shall automatically depend on all objects that it defined in it's type manifest.
         """
-        # __object_name is the name of the object whose type manifest is currenlty executed
+        # __object_name is the name of the object whose type manifest is currently executed
         __object_name = os.environ.get('__object_name', None)
         if __object_name:
-            _object = self.cdist_object.object_from_name(__object_name)
-            # prevent circular dependencies
-            if not _object.name in self.cdist_object.requirements:
-                _object.requirements.append(self.cdist_object.name)
+            # The object whose type manifest is currently run
+            parent = self.cdist_object.object_from_name(__object_name)
+            # The object currently being defined
+            current_object = self.cdist_object
+            # current_object shall have all dependencies that it's parent has
+            for req in parent.requirements:
+                if req not in current_object.requirements:
+                    current_object.requirements.append(req)
+            # As parent defined current_object it shall automatically depend on it.
+            # But only if the user hasn't said otherwise.
+            # Must prevent circular dependencies.
+            if not parent.name in current_object.requirements:
+                parent.requirements.append(current_object.name)