>I dislike the entire idea of 'automatic' registration, no matter how
>it's done.  I think a suggestion to register in the INSTALL document
>(clearly stating that registration is OPTIONAL) is more than
>sufficient.

i beg to differ.  i've installed netbsd on more machines than i can
count, and i don't think i ever read the INSTALL document.  where does
it actually end getting installed?

meanwhile...something in /etc/motd is a lot more noticeable...

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