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From: ernest@pegasus.dsg.tandem.com (Ernest Hua)
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Subject: uname.sysname
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Date: 10 Mar 91 20:09:36 GMT
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Submitted-by: ernest@pegasus.dsg.tandem.com (Ernest Hua)

This has probably been hashed out before ...

What is the real definition of "sysname" field in the uname struct?
It seems that at some hardware vendors put in the operating system
revision (as 1003.1-1988 defines on p. 77, ugly green book).  But
others use "nodename" and "sysname" as equivalent.

What is the real story?

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