When using a development version of the system (be it current, a beta or

a release candidate), tell the user that he might expect problems and how
to effectively report them to the developers.

No objections in tech-userlevel@; only positive responses.
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# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.333 2006/07/23 11:44:55 lukem Exp $
# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.334 2006/08/05 13:07:30 jmmv Exp $
# from: @(#)Makefile 8.7 (Berkeley) 5/25/95
# Environment variables without default values:
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.endif
# -rw-rw-r--
.if !empty(DISTRIBVER:M*.99.*)
BIN2+= motd.current
FILESNAME_motd.current= motd
.elif !empty(DISTRIBVER:M*BETA*)
BIN2+= motd.beta
FILESNAME_motd.beta= motd
.elif !empty(DISTRIBVER:M*RC*)
BIN2+= motd.rc
FILESNAME_motd.rc= motd
.else
BIN2+= motd
.endif
# -rw-------
BIN3+= hosts.equiv

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NetBSD ?.? (UNKNOWN)
Welcome to NetBSD!
This system is running a beta release of the NetBSD operating system, aimed
at stabilizing the next formal release. It is close to formal release quality
but it may still contain bugs, even serious ones. Please bear this in mind
and use the system with care.
You are encouraged to test this version as thoroughly as possible. Should you
encounter any problem, please report it back to the development team using the
send-pr(1) utility (requires a working MTA). If yours is not properly set up,
use the web interface at: http://www.NetBSD.org/Misc/send-pr.html
Thank you for testing this NetBSD release and helping us improve it.

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NetBSD ?.? (UNKNOWN)
Welcome to NetBSD!
This system is running a development snapshot of the NetBSD operating system,
also known as NetBSD-current. It is highly possible for it to contain serious
bugs, regressions, broken features and any other kind of problem. Please bear
this in mind and use the system with care.
You are encouraged to test this version as thoroughly as possible. Should you
encounter any problem, please report it back to the development team using the
send-pr(1) utility (requires a working MTA). If yours is not properly set up,
use the web interface at: http://www.NetBSD.org/Misc/send-pr.html
Thank you for testing this NetBSD release and helping us improve it.

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NetBSD ?.? (UNKNOWN)
Welcome to NetBSD!
This system is running a release candidate of the NetBSD operating system,
aimed at shaking out the most serious bugs that may affect the next formal
release. It is very close to formal release quality but it might still
contain incorrections that prevent considering it as such.
You are encouraged to test this version as thoroughly as possible. Should you
encounter any problem, please report it back to the development team using the
send-pr(1) utility (requires a working MTA). If yours is not properly set up,
use the web interface at: http://www.NetBSD.org/Misc/send-pr.html
Thank you for testing this NetBSD release and helping us improve it.