Jergen, I think you're missing the point here - /etc/debian_version is
mostly for use by tools and lets them know that they're running on
something that looks roughly like Debian. Given how close the Ubuntu
infrastructure is to Debian it's still reasonable to assert that and
removing the file completely isn't terribly constructive. Until MOTU
gets vastly more manpower it's likely that things will remain like that.

As far as the actual text in /etc/debian_version goes, well, that's what
this bug is about. Anything needing more detailed information than the
fact that it's running on a Debian derivative is going to need to look
at the text anyway.

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Tools relying on /etc/debian_version get confused
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/19353
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