> > PS.  I would think that anything done would need to be blessed by core.
> 
> I would think so, too. Who would be the one(s) to make such releases?
> (I would doubt that core itself would want to.)
> 
> -Brian

Hmm, I guess the requirements are for someone with a high-speed 'net
connection and a decent amount of disk.  My 14.4k wouldn't cut it..
Also, access to several platforms would be important.

I think its important to note that the end result we are all looking for
here, is a relatively easy way of making stable binary 'snapshots.' 
Hopefully anything done would improve the actual testing/release process
for core.  Perhaps any efforts should be focused on tools for actually
building a release, then when NetBSD 1.1 is released, these same tools
could be used to generate these interim releases?  I guess I'm thinking
of something along the lines of FreeBSD's SNAPSHOT-XXXXX stuff.
What I think is important:
	1.  Improved setup.  (similar to Linux/FreeBSD)
	    but... it would need to be multi-platform and able 
	    to function on a serial console or workstation console.
	    (like sparc/sun3/hp/alpha)

	2.  Packages, packages, packages.. :-)   Package tools for
	    all platforms, and 'basics' pre-compiled for all platforms.
	    (basics being things like perl/tcsh/xv/elm/etc..)

I've messed with '1' a little using ncurses/libdialog, but haven't
gotten very far.  Perhaps it would be better to just grab the FreeBSD
sysinstall and make it work multi-platform?

-Andrew
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