> 
>  > I figured that too.  I guess my ultimate point was that the install script
>  > really requires that it be run by people like us that have been installing
>  > unix systems since 4BSD started.
> 
> I beg to differ.  It merely shows an error in the installation's root 
> fs.  There's absolutely no reason why a novice couldn't use this 
> installation script along with the proper documentation (release notes).
> 

Look at the install programs for Linux and FreeBSD.  They are far
simpler than install.sh.  I'm not knocking your work, just making
observations.

>  > Again, I think that merely adding the verbage "like /usr" would go
>  > a log way to make it clearer.  I wasn't sure whether I should add /usr
>  > during this step or maybe somewhere later in the install process.
> 
> I attempted to model the "instructions" after those that I've encountered 
> when installing OSs such as HP-UX, SunOS, and Dynix/ptx.
> 

The HP-UX, SunOS, and especially the Solaris installation processes are
far simpler for those "non-gurus" to install.

Please don't label the above comments as anything other than what they are,
an attempt to put a user-freindly spin on the first thing that a NetBSD
new-user will see.  I very much support the NetBSD effort.

robin