I'm submitting this fasttrack for myself, it times out on 04/08/2009.
The release binding is Patch. The stability level of the new uname
option is Committed.
Problem:
There is an architectural inconsistency between various subsystems that
is likely to be very confusing to users. Some subsystems have a list of
credits (much like a Hollywood film has credits), and others do not.
For example, clicking on "System->About Gnome" in the Gnome Panel brings
up a dialog that displays a list of people who "brought you" the
feature. Similarly, the Firefox "About Firefox" dialog (under "Help")
has a "Credits" button that provides similar information. There are
many such examples.
Not providing this feature for every subsystem may be confusing to users
who simply need to know the names of the individuals who wrote their
software. The OpenSolaris kernel is lacking such a feature, leaving a
gaping hole in the system architecture.
Solution:
This case proposes to add such a feature to the kernel by introducing a
new -c option ('c' for "credits) to the uname command. The output is
not an Interface, but consists of a newline separated list of names of
people who contributed to the kernel.
The mechanism by which the list is generated is Project Private, as are
the interfaces that the uname -c option uses to obtain the list from the
running OS.
