How about creating a directory called "/etc/organizations" including the following files:
/etc/organizations/debian-unstable Contains the text "Debian Unstable http://www.debian.org"; Found in perhaps the unstable version of base files package. /etc/organizations/helixgnome Contains the text "Helix Gnome version X.Y http://whatever"; found in helix's gnome-base package /etc/organizations/TYDC-KDE Contains the text "TYDC KDE http://whatever"; found in the kdebase package. /etc/organizations/corel contains the text "Corel (tm) ver X.Y http://www.corel.com"; found in corel's base-files Then to see what you've got installed at boot up and at on the login screen, echo This Debian based system contains components from the following organizations: cat /etc/organizations/* echo Please contact the appropriate organization with trouble reports. The Doctor What To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Vince Mulhollon/Brookfield/Norlight) .org> Fax to: Subject: Re: What to do about /etc/debian_version 01/05/2001 09:14 AM * Bart Schuller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010105 07:48]: > I've seen third-party software install scripts use the file to determine > which Linux distribution it's running on. Yes, I think it's important to have one central file that can show (roughly) which version of the OS is running. Being human and machine parsable. 3rd party software uses it, users like to know it, etc. However, it's going to be much more confusing as you get the ability to pull in peices from different places (via apt, package pools, etc.). Is a system that pulls in woody plus helix *still* a woody system? Or is something else? Maybe apt/dpkg are the only things that can acurrately tell us what the system is. I suspect this is a policy desicion more than anything, though. Ciao! -- "No one will ever win the battle of the sexes; there's too much fraternizing with the enemy.." -- Henry Kissinger The Doctor What: "What, Doctor What" http://docwhat.gerf.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] KF6VNC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
