Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks:
>>> Why can't there be some standard way of discovering release >>> information from the various distributions? You point out an interesting example of the old expression "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from". FWIW, I agree, and I fear that the problem lies not just with Linux. My daughter is taking a computer course at UNH; Daddy's little girl is a theater major, OK? She's quite proud of the fact that she can now handle a CLI on a UNIX system. However, I don't know what OS that system is running - not everyone writes to the top line of /etc/motd, and implementations of 'uname' vary between the major UNIX vendors. So, it's sometimes difficult for me to specify a command that I can be sure will work on a competitor's command line, particularly since I don't have time to make a detailed study of the POSIX standard... Bayard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayard R. Coolidge N1HO DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed are Compaq Computer Corp. solely those of the author, and not Nashua, New Hampshire, USA those of Compaq Computer Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DEC '77-'98) or any other entity. "Brake for Moose - It could save your life" - N.H. Fish & Game Dept. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/CC d+ s:+ a++ C+++$ UO++$L++>$ P L++>$ E-@ W+ N++ o- K? w--- O? M? V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t++ 5? X? R* tv b++ DI+++ D? G e++ h-- r++ y? UF++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
