Issue #6792 has been updated by Michael Stahnke. Status changed from Merged - Pending Release to Closed Target version changed from 1.6.x to 1.6.2 Affected Facter version deleted (1.6.1rc4)
Released as part of 1.6.2. ---------------------------------------- Feature #6792: A fact to identify OS family https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/6792 Author: Alessandro Franceschi Status: Closed Priority: Low Assignee: Adrien Thebo Category: library Target version: 1.6.2 Keywords: osfamily, operatingsystem Branch: https://github.com/adrienthebo/facter/tree/feature/6792-add_osfamily_fact Affected Facter version: Following the discusssion in ticket #6679 it could be a good thing to have a new fact that identifies the operatingsystem family/breed, so that all the distros derived from the same source could have a common fact (ie: Fedora, Centos, Scientific Linux should all share the same fact value of redhat). A problem for a similar fact is how to define what belongs to a family and what not, and the actual methods used to identify it. I'd follow an approach based on the possible practical use of a similar fact, based on how similarly certain packages are managed and configured on similar OSes. Under this point of view, I found myself having often similar Puppet configurations for: Debian/Ubuntu (...) RedHat/Centos (Fedora/Scientific Linux ...) so for these cases I would for sure identify two different fact values. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs?hl=en.
