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

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