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From: James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Getting distribution name and release version
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:03:00
Message-Id: loom.20051018T214100-245@post.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Getting distribution name and release version by Scott Stoddard
1 Scott Stoddard <scott <at> cs.ubishops.ca> writes:
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4 > An easy, distro-independent, method for determining what distro,
5 > version, release, toolchain versioning, and/or portage timestamp can
6 > only help maintainers of heterogenous networks to do their jobs with
7 > less frustration.
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9 Be sure to include enough 'hooks' so that those with
10 nefarious intentions can parse the results so as to
11 optimize/streamline their profile and compromise tools....
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13 HTH
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15 James
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