On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 22:21 +0100, Simon J Mudd wrote: > mailing-lists at hughesjr.com (Johnny Hughes) writes: > > > The only issue might be things that look specifically for something > > in /etc/redhat-release. > > > > Obviously, we can't put the same line that RH puts in their product, so > > some installers (like Oracle) that specifically look for a string from > > upstream will not initially work with CentOS. > > I've never understood this. > > If centos/whitebox/... wants to look like RHEL why not produce: > > 1. their centos-release rpm with appropriate files > 2. an "redhat-release" rpm with required files ( /etc/redhat-release probably only) > - then make sure that the rpm -qi redhat-release says > "redhat-release rpm built to provide redhat compatibility" > "This rpm is built on and for centos-a.b...." > > Then everyone can use the normal redhat-release RPM or > /etc/redhat-release checks (which are recompiled originals from > redhat) without worrying if the system is a "clone" or not. The build > server will show they are not built by redhat, and if you really care > you can look for a centos-release rpm to see if it is a clone. > > > It is usually very easy to get these to work .. look at this example and > > search for redhat-release on the page: > > > > http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10g.shtml > > > > And it will tell you how to change your /etc/redhat-release file to > > allow there installers to function. > > This would not be necessary if the above methodology were used. > > Perhaps RH will sue the "RH clone" builders if they include a > redhat-release rpm or /etc/redhat-release file? It would seem rather silly. While it would be rather silly ... we have been told not to make redhat- release say Trademarked things :) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060110/fdbfeb2b/attachment-0005.sig>