output of sys.platform changed

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs@researchut.com>]

Hi,

I have a python application which relies on the sys.platform output.

I noticed that on GNU/kFreeBSD, the output of sys.paltform has changed from
gnukfreebsd5 to gnukfreebsd6.

Is this intentional ?
How are the numbers calculated ?
Is there something else I should check for to find out if the platform is a
GNU/kFreeBSD box ?


Thanks,
Ritesh
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