Forwarding this announcement to beakerlib contributor - beakerlib, the library for writing tests for Fedora/RHEL, has rlIsFedora function, so IMO it parses /etc/os-release somehow.
Dalibor, any potential breakage in beakerlib regarding this change? On 3/9/21 3:33 PM, Ben Cotton wrote: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Fedora_Linux_in_os-release > <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Fedora_Linux_in_os-release> > > == Summary == > > "Fedora" is the name of our project. Our general-purpose Linux > distribution is "Fedora Linux". Let's refer to it that way in the OS > itself. > > == Owner == > > > * Name: [[User:mattdm| Matthew Miller]] > > * Email: mattdm At fedoraproject.org <http://fedoraproject.org> > (bugzilla: mattdm AT redhat.com <http://redhat.com>) > > > == Detailed Description == > > > This change isn't big — it is simply expanding > > * <tt>NAME=Fedora</tt> to <tt>NAME="Fedora Linux"</tt> and > * <tt>PRETTY_NAME="Fedora Linux [##] ([edition or spin])</tt> > > in the file <tt>/etc/os-release</tt>. > > The short identifier <tt>ID=fedora</tt> will remain the same, so > scripted interactions should be unaffected. > > > == Feedback == > Community Blog article > posted: > https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-is-a-community-fedora-linux-is-our-os/ > <https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-is-a-community-fedora-linux-is-our-os/> > > == Benefit to Fedora == > > The distinction between our project and our output is important, > because as a project and a community we are more than the bits we > produce — and, we produce more things (including software bits!) from > that included in the Fedora Linux distribution. > > We make EPEL, ELN, and thousands of packages in Copr. These are all > part of Fedora — but aren't Fedora Linux. We also make artwork, music, > documentation, videos, websites, tools, and more. These things too are > part of our project, but aren't part of the Fedora Linux distribution. > The habit of calling just one thing we make "Fedora" makes it hard to > talk about the project and all of the things we do within our > [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/#_our_mission > <https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/#_our_mission> mission]. > > Of course, years of colloquial usage can't be changed overnight, but > changing the place where we officially identify the operating system > name is an important start. Rather than a big education campaign, > let's fix our own usage and go from there. > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: Will submit a PR for the <tt>fedora-release</tt> > package. > > * Other developers: Should be no impact, but may need to update any > scripts using <TT>NAME</TT> instead of <TT>ID</TT>. > > * Release engineering: To review and accept the PR when ready. > > * Policies and guidelines: This change itself does not represent a > change to policies, but it's good to consider where usage can be > changed in existing documents. > > * Trademark approval: Not required. Note that this has been cleared by > Fedora Legal. > > * Alignment with Objectives: No specific objective but aligns with a > Council goal. > > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > > Updated systems will get the new <tt>/etc/os-release</tt> file and > will see changes in the text-mode login prompt and in places like "OS > Name" in the About panel in GNOME. > > > == How To Test == > > 1. Update to test version of Fedora 35 > > 2. Observe name change in <tt>/etc/os-release</tt> > > 3. Optionally, observe name change in GNOME Settings, text-mode login > screens, neofetch, etc. > > It would also be useful to test any third-party software which may > mistakenly look at <tt>NAME</tt> instead of <tt>ID</tt>. > > == User Experience == > > Users will see the distribution referred to as "Fedora Linux" rather > than just "Fedora". > > == Dependencies == > > None. > > > == Contingency Plan == > * Contingency mechanism: Change owner or release engineering will > revert the change to <tt>fedora-release</tt> > * Contingency deadline: Decision should be made at beta, but in the > unlikely event of disaster this could be reverted right up until the > last minute. > * Blocks release? No. > > == Documentation == > Fedora is made of people! When used by itself, the term "Fedora" > refers to the Fedora Project. When referring to our work, please use > either a specific name like <i>Fedora Workstation</i>, <i>Fedora > CoreOS</i>, or <i>Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop</i>; or use <i>Fedora > Linux</i> to refer to the OS distribution as a whole. > > == Release Notes == > Note: Fedora is made of people! When used by itself, the term "Fedora" > refers to the Fedora Project. When referring to our work, please use > either a specific name like <i>Fedora Workstation</i>, <i>Fedora > CoreOS</i>, or <i>Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop</i>; or use <i>Fedora > Linux</i> to refer to the OS distribution as a whole. > > > -- > Ben Cotton > He / Him / His > Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream > Red Hat > TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis > > _______________________________________________ > devel-announce mailing list -- devel-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-announce-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel-annou...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure -- Zdenek Dohnal Software Engineer Red Hat Czech - Brno TPB-C
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