debian version ID

From	Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	debian version ID
Date	2016-08-09 11:10 +0200
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Andrew M.A. Cater:
> /etc/os-release just contains major version

You are going to have to explain that to its manual page, which gives 
VERSION_ID=11.04 as an example of what can be in the file.

You're going to have to explain it to the Ubuntu people, as well; 
because they follow what the manual says.  (-:

In reality, /etc/os-release can contain both major and minor versions, 
and does on Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, and so forth.  Why it does not on Debian 
is not something that is imposed by the file format.

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debian version ID Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-08-01 09:00 +0200
  Re: debian version ID Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-08-01 09:30 +0200
    Re: debian version ID Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-08-01 11:00 +0200
      Re: debian version ID Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-08-01 12:00 +0200
  Re: debian version ID "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-01 09:40 +0200
    debian version ID Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.com> - 2016-08-09 11:10 +0200
      Re: debian version ID Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-08-09 13:40 +0200
        Re: debian version ID Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-08-09 22:40 +0200
          Re: debian version ID David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-08-10 02:00 +0200
            Re: debian version ID Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-08-10 14:40 +0200
              Re: debian version ID David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-08-11 17:10 +0200
        debian version ID Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.com> - 2016-08-29 13:50 +0200
          Re: debian version ID "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-29 20:30 +0200
            Re: debian version ID "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-29 21:50 +0200
              Re: debian version ID Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-08-30 00:40 +0200
  Re: debian version ID David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-08-01 16:40 +0200

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