34317 – /etc/gentoo-release should contain "Linux" somwhere :)

Bug 34317 - /etc/gentoo-release should contain "Linux" somwhere :)

Summary: /etc/gentoo-release should contain "Linux" somwhere :)

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Release Team

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Reported:	2003-11-25 01:11 UTC by Dizzy
Modified:	2003-11-25 02:51 UTC (History)
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Description Dizzy 2003-11-25 01:11:07 UTC

Hi

I dont know where to report this and how to search for it if someone already
reported it. The ideea is that all Linux distros that I have seen and that have
a file /etc/*release (used by many scripts to figure out the distro and the
version) have "Linux" somewhere in that file. Wouldnt be good that Gentoo have
that too ?

Like "Gentoo Linux Base System version 1.4.3.10p1" ? 


Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 David Nielsen 2003-11-25 02:22:27 UTC

under no certain terms :)

What about the Gentoo FreeBSD port, or the HURD port (dead?).

Just Gentoo is fine, we are platform independant or at least we could be at some point.

Comment 2 Dizzy 2003-11-25 02:51:24 UTC

Ok, I thought about this reason too but I was hoping gentoo will get something like "Gentoo FreeBSD ..." over there. But this is not my decision to take so I consider it "closed/invalid".

Thanks!