It occurred to me that Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote in gmane.os.netbsd.current:
> I absolutely agree.  I replace these, as well.  Perhaps doing as you
> suggest could be the start of a process to transform the distribution
> from an "all or nothing" installation (OK, the tool chain, man pages,
> and X, are separate), into a package based one.

And become another gentoo in the process, with all of its failings, design
flaws and pitfalls?

No thank you :-/