uname output ?

[Jerry Feldman]

I should probably query SuSE and find out when they will be upgrading. 
On 16 Aug 2002 at 10:03, pll at lanminds.com wrote:

> 
> In a message dated: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 07:46:14 EDT
> "Jerry Feldman" said:
> 
> >That's what is supplied on SuSE 8.0 with the latest updates. 
> 
> Yes, I'm aware of that, but the discussion is about what does the 
> latest version of uname, which is 2.0.12, report on various 
> distributions.  We're trying to determine what each distro reports as 
> the "--operating-system" name.
> 
> My guess is, and this is without looking at the code, that if the 
> distro has not customized uname in any way, uname will report the 
> most generic possible answer if it can make any such determination, 
> or report 'unknown'.
> -- 
> 
> Seeya,
> Paul
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