> I'm not sure if NetBSD is trying to attract the kind of users you
> mention.  Sure, a larger userbase could be a good thing, but a large
> userbase of newbies?  I'm not sure.  It seems to me that the NetBSD
> Project wants experienced users who have the potential to become
> developers and contribute to the project.  I'm not trying to
> stereotype anyone, but it has been my experience that the average
> Redhat/Mandrake user is just not _that_ type of user.


NetBSD isn't fortunately commercial product that is sold.
it could be (and actually is widely) used commercially but itself it's not
sold as package and won't be.

so there is no need to fight for customers