>> NetBSD does not come with everything needed for most applications.
>>
>  Is it really necessary to say this?
>

I agree with that...  if we are going to "play" marketing, we should do what 
marketing people and either avoid negative sounding comments or find a way to 
word things so it sounds positive.  Just the word *NOT* in that phrase stirs 
up negative connotations... and then when you throw in "everything" and 
"most" I think you wind up giving it a feel like its "not everything for 
most" phrase... and I don't think *any* marketing guy would want to do 
that...   

Keep it positive...  how about:

NetBSD provides a small, stable base OS capable of supporting most 
applications.  Using the "packages" system the user can easily install only 
the applications they need, keeping disk space usage to a minimum.  

Pete Hufnagel
CaptnZilog@aol.com