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Bug 34317

Summary: /etc/gentoo-release should contain "Linux" somwhere :)
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Dizzy <dizzy>
Component: [OLD] Core systemAssignee: Gentoo Release Team <releng>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID    
Severity: minor    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

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
Steps to Reproduce:
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!