On 8/6/07, Rakhesh Sasidharan <rakhesh@rakhesh.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm kind of new to NetBSD and would like to try it out.
>
> I was thinking of installing NetBSD 3.1 but I understand that NetBSD 4.0
> is due any time now. I don't want to go through the hassle of upgrading or
> re-installing so I was hoping to get some suggestions from this list.
> Should I wait a while for NetBSD 4.0 to release (will it be released
> sometime soon) or should I just hop onto NetBSD 3.1 and then upgrade
> later.
>
> I'll be using the system mainly to learn. Setup a fileserver, webserver,
> email, etc for my domain and also play around with Xen.

NetBSD 4.0 is delayed, Debian-style. So, you should decide whether or
not that matters to you. If not, go for 3.1 unless you need special
features from 4.0.