uname output ?

[Jerry Feldman]

And SuSE:
gaf at gaf-lap:~> uname -a
Linux gaf-lap 2.4.18-4GB #1 Wed Mar 27 13:57:05 UTC 2002 i686 unknown

On 15 Aug 2002 at 15:29, pll at lanminds.com wrote:

> 
> In a message dated: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:54:16 EDT
> "Derek D. Martin" said:
> 
> >While I very much agree with you, I'm a bit surprised to hear you
> >argue this.  The GNU Project seems to be giving you what you've always
> >wanted: a way for uname to identify what distribution you're using,
> >distinct from the version of the kernel.
> 
> Ahm, yeah, but the distribution is Debian/Sid in my case, not GNU/Linux.
> Provided I can get something which is easily discernible and makes 
> sense consistently, I'd be happy.  What I don't want is uname on ever 
> Linux distro reporting something useless:
> 
> 	Debian	=>	GNU/Linux
> 	RH=>		Rawhide
> 	Mandrake=>	random_string
> 
> etc.
> 
> I should be able to expect:
> 
> 	Debian	=>	Debian
> 	RH=>		Red Hat
> 	Mandrake=>	Mandrake
> 
> 
> at the very least.  At the best, maybe something which denoted the 
> release number like '3.0' or '7.2' etc.  But I'm not holding my 
> breath.	
> 
> >In a way, this is a good thing.  However it will annoy me to no end if
> >the different distributions do not customize this field to reflect the
> >distribution in use.
> 
> Or, if the customize for each release such that a generic shell 
> script fails to be able to recognize future releases.  Imagine if 
> 'uname -o' on different Red Hat systems reported:
> 
> 	fisher
> 	limbo
> 	lorax
> 	mustang
> 	pensacola
> 	piglet
> 	pinstripe
> 	rembrandt
> 	starbuck
> 	thunderbird
> 	wolverine
> 
> at different times?  And I fear that this is what will happen. RH 
> will place the release name or number in that field, and not mention 
> RedHat.  Debian is going with GNU/Linux (for now), but what if they 
> decided to go the same route, such that different systems could 
> report:
> 
> 	slink
> 	potato
> 	woody
> 	sarge
> 	sid
> 
> Could happen, and I'd find that quite annoying.
> 
> >For those with RH 7.3, what version of the sh-utils does it ship with?
> >Just curious...
> 
> Debian/Sid has 2.0.12 in it today :)
> -- 
> 
> Seeya,
> Paul
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