Bug#301266: Always advertises 'Debian GNU/Linux'
On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 06:04:11PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> - Someone proposed that it's easier to scrap it (ignoring the fact that I
> already provided a patch).
Not just easier. More standards-compliant.
> I hereby propose to replace the constant string "Debian GNU/Linux" with a
> dynamic string that detects the kernel and becomes "Debian GNU/$kernel".
And I counter-propose replacing the constant string "Debian GNU/Linux"
with just "Debian". The argument that netcraft might want to report on
which kernel variant we're using is absurd; they can already tell this
from their other probing techniques.
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