port-macppc: necessary to update BootROM?

Subject: necessary to update BootROM?
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: zeta.orionis <zeta.orionis@gmail.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 04/04/2005 17:33:30

How important is it to update the BootROM before installing NetBSD 2.0? 
(The 4.1.7 updater can only be run from Mac OS 9.1, which I don't have 
or want.)