Expanding Small NetBSD Systems

BSD Forums writes "Anyone who has worked with any BSD knows that the base operating system doesn't include many programs that most people use in day-to-day work. Unless you only need vi and ssh, you must install additional software to make your palmtop useful and comfortable. OnLamp's Michael Lucas says that if you're running a palmtop -- or, indeed, any sort of small hardware with NetBSD installed -- you'll probably want to expand the system."

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You're forgetting

[agent dero]

NetBSD is not exactly meant to be a large robust desktop type system, or support everything like the latest GNOME, or KDE versions or various servers. FreeBSD is meant for that, NetBSD is to work on almost everything with a CPU, RAM, and storage device. (OpenBSD is meant for security, duh)

Each of these has their niche, robustness is not NetBSD's, sorry