uname output ?

[Bayard R. Coolidge]

>>> We're trying to determine what each distro reports as 
>>> the "--operating-system" name.
SuSE 8.0Pro on my system 'dualie' (Asus A7M266-D, 2xMP1800+)

uname --all
Linux dualie 2.4.18 #12 SMP Wed Aug 7 13:37:25 EDT 2002 i686 unknown

SuSE 7.3Pro on my system 'fireworks' (Asus P2L97DS, 2x PII at 333)

uname --all
Linux fireworks 2.4.18 #2 SMP Sun Jun 30 15:07:38 EDT 2002 i686 unknown

I haven't fired up the PC164 (Alpha EV56 at 500MHz, RH 7.2) to
see what that will emit.

HTH,

Bayard