Re: NetBSD-5, snapshot or head?

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 07:50:28AM -0500, Greg Troxel wrote:
> Things I would avoid
> 
>   NetBSD 5.1 release (old, netbsd-5 tip is better)
> 
>   netbsd-5-1 branch (unless you know that it works for you and you value
>   stability above all else - which is what it's for).  But you  didn't
>   say you are running a bank webserver.

I would put it slightly different. Don't use the point release, unless
you have a really, really good reason. Tip of the netbsd-5-1 branch will
get you the various security updates etc at the very least. Otherwise, I
mostly agree with the reasoning.

Joerg