(forwarding a question from tor-dev since here are probably more ops that might want to answer the question bellow) https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2016-June/011073.html
Dear tor-relay operators,
are you using torproject's RPMs (instead of those provided by your distro maintainer)?
If so:
Nick Mathewson asked:
People who download our RPMs: in what way are they beneficial?