Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 11:05:56AM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > According to documentation of BSD Unix [1], the uname command appeared > > > in 4.4BSD distribution, and the -s option is suposed to: > > > > Oy, it gets even more confusing. BSD has always used the term > > "operating system" to refer to the kernel. > > heh, then i wonder how did they call the OS. anyway if the docs say > operating system IMHO this is what we're suposed to print ("do what i say > not what i do" ;))
They called it the "distribution", as in the "Berkeley Software Distribution". Isn't this fun! :) > > In any case, the output of a GNU/Hurd system on uname should match > > other GNU systems, and I don't see it as a particularly Hurd-specific > > issue. > > there's an important difference. "GNU/Hurd" is a more specific way > to refer to _the_ GNU system, while other GNU systems like GNU/Linux > are _variants_ of the GNU system. Sure, but I think practical consistency is important. I'm happy to change the thing they way suggested here, but only if it's a change more general than just us. Otherwise, we only spread confusion. _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd