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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml index 019e48e03f..36046833c2 100644 --- a/man/os-release.xml +++ b/man/os-release.xml @@ -313,6 +313,12 @@ accommodate for rolling releases. In this case VERSION and VERSION_ID may be unset. Applications should not rely on these fields to be set.</para> + + <para>Operating system vendors may extend the file + format and introduce new fields. It is highly + recommended to prefix new fields with an OS specific + name in order to avoid name clashes. Example: + <literal>DEBIAN_BTS="debbugs://bugs.debian.org/"</literal></para> </refsect1> <refsect1> |