> i agree.  i just picked a random page, and the only 'sparc' reference 
> i saw was to the port not the machine, hence my email...

I agree with you too, the NetBSD Foundation can call a port as they want,
if they prefer "sparc", it is just fine.  But "SPARC" (when referred
to the machine) must be written as SPARC International (and its
members) want.  That is a trademark of a third-party vendor.

Cheers,
Igor.
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Igor Sobrado, UK34436 - sobrado@acm.org