>  Is this a common practice, does anybody
> know?

depends on who you get it from, I have some actually to be obscure about it on
their website (I went on a NetBSD ordering rampage a month ago). I found the
best way is to ask_the_vendor first - while you have to wait for the email - it
saves you  some headache in the long run :)


> Also, is there any signifcant difference between the software created
> for 1.4, and the stuff stored on the FTP site for NetBSD, that was built for
> 1.42? And does this include the kernel sources as well?

I found some additional drivers in 1.4.2 in addition to what the changes are
(some of them are listed there I am sure).

regards,
 jrf