On Tue, 2004-07-06 at 21:16, InfoHelp wrote: > I read the thread - it proves my point. > > Unchanged uname means an fsck-lot more than your anti-RMS vendetta. >
what does an unpatched uname mean and what is the point? the truth is it does not prove anything. I have nothing against RMS, except I think his attitide is a little OTT. He is a zealot, a well meaning one and one I (and others) respect. He has done wonderful things. I just don't go all the way on his philosophy. > Get a life. Please. Rik, this is not a channel for personal abuse. Surely you can have a debate without stooping to that level. Not everyone in life is going to have the same view as you. Get used to it. > > On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 21:04:32 +1200, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2004-07-06 at 20:52, InfoHelp wrote: > >> On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 13:47:00 +1200, Michael JasonSmith > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > On Tue, 2004-07-06 at 13:41, InfoHelp wrote: > >> > > >> >> 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) > >> > cosc246:~$ uname -s > >> > Linux > >> > cosc246:~$ uname -o > >> > GNU/Linux > >> > >> Which distro are you running Michael? > >> > >> I'll be checking Mdk, SuSE, ... if noone else does. > >> > >> The idea was to get a representative sample of distro usage - as wide as > >> possible. > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Rik > > > > Rik read the thread, unless they have patched uname, all distros will > > say "GNU/Linux" to uname. Its a meaningless exercise. > > > >> -- > >> GNU/Linux Users - charting the course - prototype7: > >> Fedora/SuSE/Mandrake-Slackware/Gentoo/LFS-(Perl/Linux)-Debian/BSD- > >> GNU/Hurd
