Being that uname can and has been patched , has been broken in more ways
than one in its existance and currently still requires patches in latest
coreutils to return the expected output ...I dont quite see how this
provides "closure" (tm) .......nor is it really worthwhile.
Dale.
InfoHelp wrote:
Interesting.. Thanks for that.
Carl Cerecke wrote:
Related to the discussions around GNU and Linux of late:
You don't need any GNU software to run linux:
perllinux.sourceforge.net
Cheers,
Carl.
We appear to have touched a nerve.
Last week, when I simply asked anyone else was positive about GNU to
please speak up (though not about changing CLUG's name), I truly had
no idea what a can of worms was being opened. This is a necessary part
of the "Linux" learning curve..
When a gory mess is unfurling before one's eyes, one has to make a
choice:
recoil in horror, or don surgical gloves.
On the 60th anniversary of Monte Casino, I need not explain which is
the Kiwi way.
As a means of progressing this issue towards useful closure, please go
to a terminal console.
Issue these commands:
$ uname -s (--kernel-name) &
$ uname -o (--operating-system)
Let's treat this as a survey - please post results back to the list.
I can tell you for starters, that Fedora & RedHat return the same:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] rik $ uname -s
Linux
[EMAIL PROTECTED] rik $ uname -o
GNU/Linux
hth
